From Jon: This beauty found its way into a cool garage, likely from the door being left open for a short time. The homeowner initially spotted just the tail sticking out from under one of the cars and was able to keep an eye on it as it moved to another area of the garage. […]

First call of the year for CJ was hard to get a photo of in situ. The caller spotted this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake poking around their neighbor’s porch before it settled into the eave of the house behind an aloe. A classic case of the home being the closest structure to an open wash. The […]

From Jason: I arrived in the late evening to a call to a parking lot in North Phoenix. On the sidewalk next to a busy street, I found an overturned bucket weighed down with a very heavy rock and an ominous sign taped to it. I was warned that a “very good sized snake” was […]

A pair of Tiger Whiptails were found in a gluetrap and mistaken as snakes. Austin was able to very carefully free them from the trap to release them in a safer spot. These harmless lizards eat a variety of invertebrates, and would remove many more of the intended target than the trap ever would, so […]

Well, that’s not good. A homeowner was working from her office when she spotted this adult Western Diamondback Rattlesnake inside. She mentioned seeing a snake in her garage the day before and assumed it was likely the same one. Typically, indoor calls like this turn out to be Night Snakes or Gophersnakes, so finding an […]

An Ahwatukee homeowner called about this large Western Diamondback Rattlesnake slithering along his backyard wall. By the time Austin arrived, the snake had retreated into a corner. The home backs right up to South Mountain, with plenty of surrounding habitat, so it’s no surprise this guy was in the area. Austin hiked the snake into […]

A homeowner in Fountain Hills called about this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in her backyard. She went to let the dogs out, and luckily, the snake rattled and was far enough from the door that no one was bitten when they came outside. Austin arrived and safely relocated the snake to a wash within its estimated […]

Jon went out to capture a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake cruising along the edge of a public building. he caught the snake and recognized that it is a male, likely looking for something, so he searched for more … and more he found. A pair of mating Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes were spotted as well. All were […]

This is likely the same Western Diamondback that was inside of the house just an hour earlier.  The homeowner spotted the snake, opened the front door, and let the snake see itself out.  About an hour later, the snake was found trying to hide under some landscaping.  After searching the property, it seems very likely […]

Cleaning and resetting rattlesnake enclosures after winter! I’m working with Mojave rattlesnakes and Western Diamondbacks—doing some routine maintenance while talking through how I got each of them and clearing up some common myths, especially about Mojaves. I also show a few of my “odd” Western Diamondbacks and why those particular individuals can be a bit […]