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.
Small Rattlesnake By The Door
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Rattlesnake By The Front Door
A call came in about a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake coiled right outside the front door of a home in north Phoenix. Austin was dispatched and found the snake coiled at the base of a small plant in moist soil. The property lacked much other cover, making this small spot easy to address to prevent future encounters. Austin caught the snake safely and took it to a deep packrat nest within its estimated home range.
Rattlesnake Eating A Lizard
A call came in for a rattlesnake coiled by a front door. She watched the snake envenomate a Desert Spiny Lizard that ran by, then eat it, before settling in again in the corner to rest. Photo credit to Cathe Johnson.
