A busy morning for Austin in South Phoenix! A large male Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, a smaller female, and a Desert Nightsnake … all found seprately by landscapers. The snakes were safely captured and released to carefully selected microhabitat within the preserve.

This is not a fun situation. From Jeff: “The homeowner called after seeing a rattlesnake caught in a rodent box. The snap had come down right on the tail section of the snake. Katie came out and met me so that we had one person pinning the snake and the other working on the box. […]

Homeowner in Fountain Hills called about a rattlesnake near his garbage can. Upon arrival I took one look at the snake and something didn’t seem right… removed a few bits of cardboard to reveal a second snake. Home is completely surrounded by desert and is up on a small ridge with a wash in the canyon below. This male […]

This western diamondback rattlesnake had been making itself at home at a Del Taco for the past 3 days per the employees. He was showing up in the same spot in the afternoon, seen when taking out trash, and then would disappear at night. They did not know where the snake was when I arrived. […]

This little Sonoran Gophersnake nearly died. It was thrown in the trash and tossed out in the sun. Marissa tried to advise on how to free it, but it wasn’t going to happen, so she went to rescue it. Thankfully, the snake was not meaningfully injured and was released right away.

The homeowner and his dogs had just stepped into the backyard through the sliding glass door when they heard the unmistakable sound of a rattle. They quickly spotted the snake, and he was able to get his pups safely back inside without incident. The yard itself didn’t offer much cover, but around the corner of […]

This little Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was spotted hiding out by the front door when the residents got home. It’s very likely it was there when they left, too.

A knockout of a Mojave Rattlesnake found by a homeowner while doing some yardwork. Austin helped the little one find a better spot for the winter at the base of a creosote.

This homeowner is no stranger to rattlesnakes. We’ve been called out to her property several times for removals, and interactions with rattlesnakes have become a regular occurrence for this family. The homeowner’s sister went out to her car this morning and picked up a large piece of plastic that was right next to her driveway. […]

From the weekend: A Western Diamondback was spotted by the homeowner while she was picking up a package from the front porch in Glendale. The home sits right next to the dry New River riverbed and very close to a desert preserve, prime rattlesnake habitat. A large shed in the backyard, raised slightly off the […]