A lucky little Longnosed Snake found refuge, surviving the blading the day before. This was back in December, so most of the animals in the area didn’t stand a chance. Thankfully, at least this one gets to try again, elsewhere.
Development can force snakes to move to other areas, sometimes in conflict with humans.
Simple and neraly invisible: this backyard doesn’t need to worry about rattlesnakes this year.
More information on Rattlesnake Fencing: https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/keep-snakes-away/snake-fence.php?p=social
A pair of Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes that were hanging out behind a hose reel in the backyard of a north Phoenix home. Jeff safely moved them to a better location with the same general properties as the site of capture.
From Gary in Tucson “Big rattle energy. Both of my calls today were for snakes with some impressively intact rattles. Two different WDBs from two very disparate areas of Tucson. Neither one rattled. On my way to release the second snake I saw a freshly DOR wren which I took and left next to the large packrat nest the snake disappeared into in case it wanted some bird later.”
The landscapers called in a rattlesnake, but it ended up being a California Kingsnake. It was making use of this dense bush – an easy way to stay cool and hydrated. Unfortunately, this bush was about to get hacked up, so the snake was moved a short distance for everyones’ benefit.
A homeowner was having work done on the AC unit and spotted this kingsnake. It cruised around for awhile then started climbing up … maybe to a bird nest up there?
More about why we sometimes relocate harmless snakes: https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/snakeblog/rattlesnake-solutions/why-relocate-harmless-snakes/
A rattlesnake spotted by a barn by the homeowner darted into a stack of wooden pallets to hide. Marissa got there and started unstacking them, but found a deep rodent burrow under them all. She was able to carefully use water to safely extract the snake, and then collapse the hole.
