We were called out as the homeowners were getting ready to leave for vacation and noticed a young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake curled up along the edge of their garage. They kept an eye on it while Alivia was on the way, and when she arrived, the snake was exactly where they described, tucked against the wall and easily placed into a bucket for relocation.
The home sits among several agricultural-style properties in a wide stretch of healthy desert habitat, with multiple vegetated washes and dirt roads running through the area.
Alivia safely relocated the rattlesnake to a wash within its estimated home range, well away from houses, where it quickly made its way through dense vegetation and into a pack rat nest.
