A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in a small backyard in north Phoenix. The homeowner had just finished cleaning up after the dog before kids went out to play. Soon after, she saw her cat being curious about something, so she went to investigate. The cat was only a few feet away from this snake (it’s ok). […]

A homeowner opened the front door and was greeted by this snake, rattling loudly. It was hiding out behind a planter on he front patio, and had apparently not expected a primate to open the wall behind it and come out. Jeff carefully moved this snake to suitable surroundings within its estimated home range.

Another adult atrox got itself behind a fountain fixture in a front courtyard. Decided to flood it and it eventually made its way to the opposite side from where it entered. Home was backed up against McDowell Sonoran Preserve so it didn’t take too long to find it another home in a deep cave underneath granitic […]

“This large-ish atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake) made me work for it. It slipped my tongs and scrambled behind a patch of Opuntia where it seemed to have made itself a little shelter. Customer let me start removing pads off of it but still no luck getting ahold of it. Decided to flood and it slowly […]

A homeowner in Casa Grande called about this Mojave Rattlesnake that was hanging out by the backdoor. The property was large and open, and the snake found a nice spot in the shade of the patio for the day. Austin got it out to suitable habitat and released it directly into cover, as always.

A pair of courting Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes in the north valley. Jeff was careful to capture and release them together directly to a deep packrat nest, where they can hopefully continue making little rattlesnakes for next season.

Every year, the Phoenix Reptile Expo seems to be our unofficial “season wrap-up”. Bryan, Marissa, Jeff, Jill, and a handful of our relocation and fencing team loaded up all the rattlesnakes from our educational collection, set up the tables, and spent the weekend talking with thousands of people about the wildlife we share our desert […]

A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake found this spot to hunt near the doorstep of a home in Ahwatukee. CJ went out to help it find a better spot. These snakes are specialists that can’t just be released anywhere (true for any snake, really), and he took the time to find deep cover in a steep, granite […]

Modifications were made to this gate and the surrounding fence, gaps, drains, and more to make this backyard less stressful during rattlesnake season. More information on Rattlesnake Fencing: https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/keep-snakes-away/snake-fence.php?p=social

These subtle tracks around the bird feeder tell the tale – feeding birds is also feeding rodents, and feeding both is the same as feeding their predators. The tracks from at least one snake, likely a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake based on its locomotion and area, are all over the base of this feeding station.