This time of year in Arizona, one of the most common things we hear is that rattlesnakes “love the heat.” The reality is a little different. Like anything else out here, rattlesnakes have to deal with extreme temperatures too, and once it gets too hot, they adjust their behavior to stay out of it. Marissa […]

Marissa responds to a handful of relocation calls for snakes found in backyard plants and gardens. In Arizona, watered backyards and garden areas can be a perfect oasis for snakes. Especially when it’s hot and dry, these spots offer shade, cooler temperatures, and places to hunt, so snakes will often spend time there.

The homeowner noticed her delivery driver kind of toss the package and couldn’t figure out why he didn’t just set it down. When she went out to grab it, she was rattled at by two Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes right by her front door. Marissa arrived to find both snakes with their tails intertwined, though not […]

This gorgeous Gophersnake has a new lease on life after being freed from a glue trap in a North Phoenix garage. Jon was able to carefully remove the snake and get it cleaned up, and it was released to a wash within its estimated home range where it can get back to doing what it […]

This poor fella got a little squeezed by the automatic gate at a North Phoenix apartment complex. He has some abrasions to his scales, but overall it looks like he is going to recover with no lasting issues. Jon arrived, assessed the snake, and relocated it to a wash within its estimated home range, placing […]

This home in Cave Creek got not one, but TWO visitors. The call came in as a rattlesnake removal, however, when moving a storage box for a better view, Jon observed a Gophersnake face to face with the rattlesnake. Both were successfully relocated, with the Gophersnake released to a wash within its estimated home range […]

Jason responded to a call at a Peoria home where a Speckled Rattlesnake was found relaxing in the shade under a raised planter. With nearby mountain habitat being developed at a rapid pace, encounters like this are becoming more common. Jason safely captured the snake and released it to suitable habitat within its estimated home […]

These homeowners have had several encounters with rattlesnakes on their property before, which is no surprise as they live directly across from a large wash. This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was found having a staring contest with their cats through the sliding glass doors on the backyard patio. After waiting several minutes hoping the snake would […]

A large terracotta planter made the perfect Easter basket, complete with quail eggs, for this little Gophersnake. The homeowner had been monitoring the eggs over the past few days and was surprised to find that the snake had made itself quite at home in the cool potting soil. I relocated the snake to a nearby packrat […]

Josh responded to a call about a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake found in the backyard near the AC unit under the gutter. This was not the first time this family had encountered rattlesnakes on the property, and with Easter being tomorrow, they were worried they would not be able to have their family Easter egg hunt […]