A California Kingsnake from Queen Creek was cruising around the homeowner’s front yard before eventually deciding the neighbor’s basketball hoop was the perfect hiding spot. That made for a pretty easy capture when Austin arrived.
The home backed up to open fields filled with brush trimmings and debris, providing excellent habitat for a kingsnake. Austin safely relocated the snake to suitable habitat within its estimated home range, where it can continue doing what kingsnakes do best.
This family called us after their dogs alerted them to a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in the backyard eating a rabbit. By the time Michael arrived, the snake had finished its meal and was curled up beneath a yucca, resting while it digested. After safely securing it, he relocated the snake within its estimated home range to a sheltered packrat nest in a nearby wash, where it could continue digesting without the disturbance of people or pets.
Before and after photos of Rattlesnake Fence completed by Brent and Daylan recently. You have to look close to see anything had been done, which is the way you want it.
I recently added a baby Desert Massasauga to my collection, courtesy of Cody at Rattlesnake Ranch AZ. Before building its enclosure, I wanted to spend some time in the habitat these snakes actually live in to get ideas for how to recreate it as accurately as possible.
Cody joined me in the field to help photograph the habitat, talk through enclosure design, and look for Desert Massasaugas and other wildlife along the way. We found plenty to see, including rattlesnakes, a Mexican hognosed snake, round-tailed horned lizards, and several other desert species.
