From Cheyenne: “The caller manages a complex of apartments and was calling on behalf of a tenant that had seen a snake on their patio, but no longer had eyes on it. The snake had made it through a tiny gap under the door and into a storage closet off of the patio. I had to pull out multiple sets of patio furniture to find him in the back corner. It turned out to be a coachwhip. The fiesty fella attempted six bites (three were successful) and was relocated to a pack rat midden under a giant ironwood tree. “

More about why we sometimes relocate harmless snakes: https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/snakeblog/rattlesnake-solutions/why-relocate-harmless-snakes/

Homeowners called in with a rattlesnake on the back patio. It had been there a few days, but at this point it was time to go. It was relocated to a deep cave in a rocky area within its estimated home range.

An early morning call with a rattlesnake curled up at the side gate. The homeowners were leaving for vacation and they were not able to leave the house through the front entrance. But, the snake moved before Maggie arrived, and she found it in the corner of the backyard near the trash cans. She brought the snake to a deep packrat nest in a nearby preserve.

This coachwhip was using an opening alongside the front patio where a fountain had left an eroded gap. Maggie was able to get the snake out, which can be a bit of work for this species!

Since it will be asked: it’s red because it’s in a red bucket in the light.