Derek found this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in an odd part of town without any obvious native habitat nearby. The homeowner was watering her plants and discovered the snake hiding out up off the ground. She’d lived in the home for 40 years without seeing a rattlesnake before that.

From Jeff – “Large Western Diamondback right in the middle of a townhome complex in suburban Mesa. I was honestly not expecting this. This guy needs to get me some lottery numbers if he’s lucky enough to survive the development, evade cars, then pick the townhome with residents that would call for removal instead of killing it.” The snake was […]

This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was found at a hospital in Tucson, relatively far from the nearest suitable habitat. Some of these situations are tricky, where it’s clear that a snake has managed to survive in a heavily developed area, despite traffic and people, long after the bulldozers are gone.

This is why you hire a professional during the winter months. Dave went out to a call to capture one Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, but knew to search the area based on what he saw, and ended up leaving with two diamondbacks, and a young Mojave Rattlesnake. The homeowner also knows more about the situation and […]

Living in Arizona means always taking an extra look before reaching for anything on the ground. This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was spotted near a delivery. Fortunately, it was easy to spot against the pavers.

A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake found a nice spot to wait out the heat of the day back in September. This is a common sight in Cave Creek, where natural areas are often preserved between rows of homes. The snake was escorted to a better spot.

A gate with modifications to keep rattlesnakes out. With no tolerance for a gap larger than 1/4″, even newborn rattlesnakes would not be able to fit in. This is a recent one from Phoenix.

A midnight call to Marana in mid-November resulted in this small Mojave Rattlesnake getting a ride from the sandals to the desert. This snake had almost certainly been there for several weeks at this point, making small adjustments in location and position based on daily conditions, and other factors. This complicated behavior is broadly described […]

Dave relocated this courting pair of Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in mid-November. Mating activity can happen at any time with this species in Arizona, but spikes in spring and fall. If successful, the female will store sperm until the Spring. So, regardless of when mating occurs, babies are born around the same time in the late […]

What started as one hibernating Western Diamondback Rattlesnake turned into two for Bryce on a recent call. The first one by the boulder was easy, the second dove into this dense packrat nest at the base of a large cactus. It took about an hour and a half to get the snake out, but he […]