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 […]

This small rattlesnake was spotted by a homeowner who was doing some landscaping. It was initially seen, however, in the side yard as it slid past him and disappeared. Marissa arrived and eventually found it coiled at the base of this palm. The wall behind the home was too high for this little one to […]

The homeowner was watering some plants when she spotted the Mojave Rattlesnake coiled under a plant by a drip system. There was only a small patch of suitable habitat left, around a half mile away, that was actively being bulldozed when Marissa went to pick up this snake. These situations represent the reality of many […]

A homeowner woke up to her living room being messed up by her cat. She saw why: her cat was trying to catch a little snake that was in the house. Thankfully, the snake was just a harmless Desert Nightsnake, and was unharmed. All of the doors were well sealed, but she does leave the […]

This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was a bit hard to see, aligned perfectly with the edge of the garage door. As the daily temperatures continue to cool, rattlesnakes will increasingly look to garages as easy spots to hibernate.

Landscapers were trimming bushes when they said a snake struck at them from under a bike that had a tarp on it. It was a huge Western Diamondback Rattlesnake! It took Marissa a few tries to get it into the bucket safely. The home is right across the street from a mountain preserve with a […]

This neonate Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was found coiled up in a Buckeye backyard. The little one doesn’t quite know where to go yet, and they often don’t make it through their first season. Marissa helped it find a better spot to hopefully see its first spring in a few months.

A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake was located by maintenance workers under a set of pool stairs. It stayed there until Cory arrived to help it get back to South Mountain.

After a month of endlessly walking around Fear Farm looking for a ghost. On the last day I found a spooky serpent. It was by some pallets in the part of the property the was by the best habitat. Had to set it up for a photo op. Tempe – Marissa