Another beautiful day for sunbathing. This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was enjoying the warmth at a home in Cave Creek, an area where many houses sit right alongside excellent desert habitat. The homeowners had only recently moved in, and this was their first snake visitor. The snake was lounging nearby when the homeowner came up from the wine cellar and noticed it, and we were immediately called. When Jon arrived, the snake was still calmly in place and he was able to secure it without any trouble. He then released it in a nearby wash under the cover of a packrat nest built over a rock formation.
