Spring in the desert means one thing for us: the relocation phone starts ringing again. Rattlesnakes are beginning to move after spending the winter in their dens, and that means our team is back out responding to calls across the Valley.
Some of the first relocations of the season are already coming in, and in a few cases homeowners are realizing that a rattlesnake may have been in their yard all winter without anyone knowing. As temperatures warm, these snakes begin to emerge and move around the landscape again.
Despite the headlines you might be seeing, rattlesnake season isn’t “starting early.” This is right on schedule for the Sonoran Desert. In this episode we respond to a few early-season calls and talk about what’s actually happening with rattlesnakes this time of year.
