A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake hanging out in a jumble of hose. If it were an orange hose instead of green, this may have been a very different situation! The snake was captured and relocated to very specific conditions.

“nobody here but us hoses” More about why we sometimes relocate harmless snakes: https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/snakeblog/rattlesnake-solutions/why-relocate-harmless-snakes/

In the early morning, a homeowner saw a rattlesnake crawl through the backyard to a corner of the patio. When Marissa arrived to capture it awhile later, she found a second snake as well, likely a mated pair. Also in the note: “They had baby ducks which has nothing to do with this but look […]

A few recent rattlesnakes from around the Phoenix metro area. Can you name the three species shown here? 24/7 Snake Removal & Prevention: Phoenix-metro: 480-237-9975 Tucson-metro: 520-308-6211

It’s a record-breaking summer, with more days over 100˚F than ever before. This presents a lot of challenges for wildlife, often putting them in conflict with people. We don’t yet know exactly how this will affect rattlesnakes in the long term, but we can say that this year we have been exceptionally busy. Rattlesnakes and […]

As the monsoon season progresses, our team gets busier than ever. The baby rattlesnakes start being born with the incoming humidity, and snakes of all age classes and species are on the move. This begins the most critical period in their lives — the late-season push to eat as much as possible and make the best of […]

The monsoon continues, bringing peak activity for all native reptiles and amphibians of Arizona. Here are just a few of those from recent times. 24/7 Snake Removal & Prevention: Phoenix-metro: 480-237-9975 Tucson-metro: 520-308-6211 A landscaper spotted this large Sonoran Desert Toad, which led to a call to our hotline. Marissa moved it to a better […]

Living in Arizona means that running into a snake is always a possibility. Fortunately, the violent times of the past have largely given way to smarter methods of dealing with the issue. This includes snake relocation and prevention, and we are thankful to work with homeowners every day who choose these options. Here are just […]

Both the Sonoran Gophersnake and the person that came to take it off the patio were pretty exciting to this little guy. A homeowner spotted a Sonoran Gophersnake while watering a palmtree over a wall. But, the drain the snake was hiding in was too small, and it eventually came out to be taken to […]

These four Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnakes were captured in the same location over a couple of visits. We implanted passive radio transmitters and released them together to carefully selected microhabitat. We’ll see them again, but most likely in a subsequent survey of the release canyon than any other scenario. Marissa caught this feisty Western Patchnosed Snake […]