A longnosed snake got stuck in a garage glue trap, and ended up getting tangled up in a second one while trying to free itself. Thankfully it had dragged itself out into the open to where it was visible, and it could be rescued. Cheyenne was careful to free the snake and release it unharmed […]

Yes! Many of the rattlesnakes we are called to capture receive a PIT tag so we can learn about what happens to them after the relocation. A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake that was tagged and measured before it was released to carefully-selected cover. It was found at a spot that has a lot of rattlesnakes, due […]

Eric was called out to capture an unknown rattlesnake within a preserve, where we have been studying urban rattlesnake ecology for several years. The snake ended up being a Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, which had not been previously tagged. Marissa took measurements and gave it a pit tag before it was released back to the mountain […]

A family was having a sprintime pool day when they saw a rattlesnake slither across the deck. Before Marissa arrived, the snake had found its way back to the wall and cruised right under the “snake fence” that a landscaper had installed. She found the rattlesnake on the other side of the wall, halfway into […]

A homeowner came out to water plants and spotted a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake coiled near the hose. The courtyard was surrounded by a wall, with two gates with easy access underneath for an animal that’s only an inch tall. This is an example of the kind of encounter that can be prevented by a rattlesnake […]

Yes, gophersnakes and bullsnakes can make a loud, rasping sound and shake their tails to make a sound that can convince a predator that it is dealing with a rattlesnake. A homeowner noticed his dog approach a snake on the patio, which resulted in a rattling sound. He called the dog in and gave us […]

A garage in the Prescott area is, like many are, used for storage. The door is left open from time to time while working, and it was enough to let this beautiful Arizona Black Rattlesnake in to hide out for awhile. Dane was there to help get it back up the mountain to habitat perfect […]

Baby rattlesnakes can be very small. Typically, in Arizona, the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is around 8 to 10 inches long at birth. Notes from Savannah on a recent call: “Little mimi cutie pie!!! Dog alerted the homeowners to this one late at night and they had it removed. They often toss them over the fence […]

A landscaper discovered a large Western Diamondback Rattlesnake that crawled into a packrat nest at the base of a large prickly pear. When Dave arrived, he found a second snake of the same size. Also shown: the circular imprint left behind by a coiled rattlesnake, which is one of the things we look for while […]

This is a big rattlesnake! Greyson went out to the far East Valley to help this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake find a better spot to hang out.