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.

In this episode, we’re taking a close look at baby rattlesnakes — what they actually look like, and how to tell them apart from harmless species that often get mislabeled online. We start things off by debunking some of the most common myths about identifying baby rattlesnakes. To show how easy it is to get […]

A little Sonoran Gophersnake on a patio of a newly built home in Prescott, Arizona.

In this one I head to New Mexico for a friend’s wedding, but left up a few days early to explore some habitat that I’ve been meaning to check out for some time. Normally I’ll pick apart maps and habitat before a trip, but this time I ditched the prep and just stopped wherever the […]

A pair of Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes were spotted in a yard near Phoenix. When Jeff got there, they’d moved from the spot they were seen. He found one crawling around near the corner of the property, and the other near a big bush tucked next to a rock wall. It took some work, but he […]

A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was spotted coiled up in a raised garden. The drip system and mesh created a pretty nice spot to hide out, stay safe, hydrated, and maybe grab rodent or two. A garden like this at the edge of open desert is an oasis that will always have visitors. Marissa released it […]

It’s the little things that make a difference. To keep rattlesnakes out of a yard, there can be NO OPENINGS OR GAPS larger than 1/4″. This includes the gates and drains, and the little gaps all over the place. If you’ve got the “landscaper special”, this should be checked out. Here’s a gate completed recently […]