A call came in for a large Western Diamondback Rattlesnake coiled on the back porch where the dogs usually hang out. Luckily, the pups have great recall and left the snake alone. Maggie was able to find a great spot for the snake in a deep hole at the base of dense vegetation within the […]

Late-night Western Diamondback Rattlesnake for CJ in north Phoenix. Though there was a sliver of habitat not too far away, the home was certainly not the first place he would have suspected to find one. Desert ironwood trees are my microhabitat of choice, and he found a deep packrat nest under one for a release […]

This Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake was found by a homeowner in her driveway. By the time Cory got there, it had made it into a wash directly behind the house. He was able to find it, however, and take it off the property to put into a carefully selected hiding spot appropriate for the species and […]

A hotel in Tucson called us for help with a rattlesnake resting in front of a guest’s room. Gary went out there to retrieve this absolutely beautiful Tiger Rattlesnake. He checked it out to a more appropriate spot and got reservations at a packrat midden built into the base of a palo verde.

How it feels one hour after telling yourself “I’m just going to have a salad” at the Mexican restaurant… This neonate Western Diamondback was resting on a customer’s front porch after having a very large meal. It patiently let Gary put it in the bucket (not that it could have crawled away very quickly had […]

This stunner of a Mojave Rattlesnake was found in the backyard between flower pots at a home in Florence. The homeowner went to let the dogs out and heard a rattle (everyone’s fine). Austin returned the snake to natural desert and released it directly into a rodent burrow at the base of a creosote mound.

A homeowner was out feeding the horses when she saw this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in front of the barn. By the time Jeff arrived, the snake had moved to take shelter under a cart. The property was wide open to the natural desert, so there will always be the occasional visitor. Bonus: toad.

On the day this was filmed, I posted our daily rattlesnake activity forecast — something we’ve developed from years of data and thousands of rattlesnake relocations across Arizona.  After posting it, a few people online called it a scam. So I grabbed my gear and went out to see if the forecast was right. In […]

Boo! A common spot for a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake to hang out. Rattlesnakes don’t love the front door area, but they are noticed there more often than other places simply because we use the door so much. When there’s nowhere to hide, it’s an obvious sight.

This Blacktailed Rattlesnake was found in a shady spot at a home in Yavapai Hills, Arizona. The homeowner had just started to walk up the spiral stairs when she spotted the visitor. Dane helped the snake get up the hill to a suitable release site.