Marissa responds to several calls reported as rattlesnakes or even a Gila monster, only to find something else entirely. When people are unfamiliar with Arizona’s wildlife, quick judgments happen—especially in stressful moments. We never blame anyone for calling it in. When it comes to potentially dangerous animals, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. […]

This courtyard is now off limits to rattlesnakes 🙂 It didn’t lose any of its looks, either, with some careful detail work from Michael on the fence installation team.

A call came in for a large rattlesnake alongside the house. The homeowner used a rake to gently coax the snake into a trash can, and gave us a call. Josh arrived shortly afterward, and transferred the snake into a bucket to be relocated. He found a nice deep cave in suitable habitat within its […]

Sometimes we aren’t able to get a photo of a snake before we have to capture it, so we get a bucket shot. Here are a few recent relocation situations from the Phoenix area. These include a speckled rattlesnake, blacktailed rattlesnake, and a few Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes.

Jeff heard there was a rattlesnake spotted at the park near his home and went to see if he could find it. He did – a young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake coiled right against the wall. The snake got a free ride to elsewhere within its estimated home range.

We got called out to a home in Cave Creek where the homeowner was knocking out yard work during an unseasonably warm afternoon, and since it was late December he didn’t expect to find a beautiful Western Diamondback tucked under a trash can, clearly taking advantage of the weather too. The house sits on a […]

A homeowner was checking on some plants by the front door and noticed a visitor. A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake had found a nice spot to rest and thermoregulate against the foundation of the home, with free water! The home is right against the open desert, so a situation like this is an oasis that will […]

Widespread development in this area has displaced wildlife, which will drive encounters and dangerous situations for years. This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was already trying to find what it could, and was thankfully found before someone killed it. Marissa was sent to capture it and take it to some habitat that would work much better that […]

This glue trap was in the garage and captured a young Mojave Rattlesnake. Marissa was able to safely rescue the snake, and inform the homeowner that the seals alongside the edges of the garage door had been chewed by rodents, making an easy entrance for a small snake.

This tiny Desert Nightsnake was called in just before Christmas. At only around 4 inches long, it hasn’t had much time on the planet yet, and is already being mistaken as a rattlesnake 🙂 Though it does meet a lot of those old-timey identification requirements, these are not rattlesnakes and are entirely harmless animals. Austin […]