The dog was barking at something in the backyard, and it ended up being a pair of mating Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes. The home is surrounded by a view fence, with open desert all around, and was a perfect candidate for rattlesnake fencing. – Rio Verde, Arizona

A homeowner was playing with her dog when the ball went into this little space, where the dog couldn’t get to it. When she went over to help, she noticed a Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake coiled up just like this. Thankfully, nothing happened and we were able to get the snake back to the preserve.

Workers got a surprise when they found a pair of mating Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes hiding out in an electrical box. Marissa was very careful to capture them together, but they separated in the process. The snakes had easy access to the space because of a broken lid. That made for an easy free cave to […]

A rattlesnake seen near a concrete slab in the backyard means something different in the winter months. The snake didn’t move on as expected, and it and a second one were there the next day when the pool guy showed up. When Marissa got there, they were mating. She carefully captured them both and took […]

Marissa responds to a call for a large Sonoran gophersnake that had fallen deep inside a water cistern on a homeowner’s property. With no way out, the snake was trapped far below ground, making the retrieval challenging. If the homeowner hadn’t noticed it when he did, the snake likely would not have survived. Meanwhile, Bryce […]

– No gaps larger than a baby rattlesnake = no baby rattlesnakes are getting in here. – No access lower than how high the largest rattlesnakes in the area can go = no adult rattlesnakes are getting in here. Rattlesnake fencing works when installed correctly. If a rattlesnake-free summer is in your plans for 2026, […]

Rattlesnake fencing has been added to this backyard, leaving no gap large enough for even a newborn rattlesnake to get through, or height climbable by the largest rattlesnake in the state.

Skipping leg day is allowed for this behemoth of a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake found in a home gym. It didn’t have a membership, though, so Maggie was called to escort it to a rodent hole within its estimated home range.

A north Phoenix homeowner called in a bit of a panic. They had just stepped out to go into their garage when a loud rattling was heard just underfoot. With a quick peek at the tail before slamming the door shut, they correctly identified the sound as a rattlesnake. They kept the garage door shut […]

North Phoenix homeowners called with yet another rattlesnake on the property.  They have some perfect snake habitat, in the form of a huge vegetated wash next door, and that has been drawing snakes to their property, in this case, the garage, for the last few years. This little diamondback was adamant on staying in said […]