This very mellow female Western Diamondback Rattlesnake never rattled a single time during the entire relocation, only finally sounding off as she disappeared into her new home. Earlier in the week, the homeowner’s landscaper had torn out some heavily irrigated oregano in the backyard and spotted a snake but lost track of it.
A few days later, when the homeowner went to move a storage container unit, he was greeted by a perfectly flattened little pancake tucked beneath it. Fortunately, the property in Cave Creek sat directly across the street from preserve land, making relocation straightforward.
CJ was able to find a network of deep caves beneath a hackberry tree alongside a sandy wash, where the rattlesnake was safely released within its estimated home range.
