Garden beds and irrigated vegetation areas are one of the many places rattlesnakes can spend time during the Arizona summer. Shade, water, and thick vegetation make them a comfortable place to cool off.

In this video, Marissa responds to a rattlesnake that stayed inside a raised garden bed for several days after the homeowner gave it a chance to leave on its own. Josh also relocates a rattlesnake hiding alongside a house in a well-watered garden bed in Tucson. These are common situations, especially during the hottest months of the year.