The owner of this Cave Creek home is no stranger to finding rattlesnakes taking advantage of the shade near her front door. At this point, calling us when one decides to settle in has become a fairly routine event. This time it was a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake doing exactly what makes sense on a hot […]

The family dog gets credit for finding this exceptionally pretty Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake beside a home in North Phoenix. With rocky mountain habitat nearby, it hadn’t wandered far from exactly the kind of landscape this species calls home. Jason captured the snake and relocated it within its estimated home range, releasing it into deep cover […]

The day before, a landscaper reported seeing a large rattlesnake in this Phoenix backyard. When Marissa arrived, she was greeted by a wall of thick green vegetation and knew immediately that finding anything hiding in there was going to be a project. She started beneath a Lantana where the landscaper had last seen the rattlesnake […]

We’ve been to this Ahwatukee home quite a few times over the years, usually for Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnakes. With the property sitting close to a rocky hillside in the preserve, that’s not particularly surprising. This one was coiled beneath the north-facing back porch awning, realistically about the best place it could have ended up around […]

This homeowner went to let the dogs out onto the back deck and was understandably startled to find a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake resting comfortably on the doormat. They gave us a call, and the snake was helpful enough to stay exactly where it was while Gary made the drive to the property. After a fairly […]

This homeowner went into her backyard after hearing her dog barking and found it lunging at a neonate Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.Concerned the dog may have been bitten, she immediately took it to the veterinarian, then called us to relocate the snake. Normally we try to keep relocated rattlesnakes within their estimated home range whenever possible, […]

The homeowner spotted this neonate Western Diamondback Rattlesnake tucked into a shaded corner of her front courtyard. The home has a large wash running behind it, and several of the front gates had small access points that a snake this size could easily fit through. For a newborn rattlesnake wandering around trying to figure out […]

A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake turned up at the front door of a home on South Mountain, leaving the homeowners wondering why this particular “diamondback looked so crazy.” Drayvin explained that they were actually looking at a completely different species. After learning a little about Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnakes, the homeowners came away with an even greater […]

The homeowner had watched this rattlesnake come and go from the property for the past couple of years. This year, however, it seemed a little more interested in taking up permanent residence in the yard. The home sits on 2.5 acres with desert surrounding it in every direction, so rattlesnakes moving through the property aren’t […]

Workers at a local warehouse spotted this young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake near the main entrance, an area that sees a lot of foot traffic throughout the day. They’ve called us for rattlesnakes several times in the past, so they knew exactly what to do. David arrived, safely captured the little snake, and gave it some […]