What a great day for a stroll in the cool grass! A 2nd rattlesnake visitor, in about as many days, to a local community center that sits across the street from a mountain range. It was a displeasure to ruin his sunbathing in the grass but he needed a better place to hang.
– Jon
A tight installation of rattlesnake prevention materials to this patio gate from Daylan and Elias. It’s a shady spot by design, which can’t be ignored by wildlife that are also looking to get out of the heat. Covered patios emulate natural locations where rattlesnakes can naturally be found aestivating during the summer, and snake fencing is an effective way of making sure there are no surprises.
A continuation of the post yesterday with the courting rattlesnakes that Addie found.
Here’s the site Josh selected to release the pair. These kinds of deep retreats are important to rattlesnakes, and critical to the continued success (surviving) in relocation.
It’s a great thing to have a crew installing snake fencing that also deeply understands the animals we’re working with. There are countless small decisions that are made during the installation that, beyond the technical specifications of the job, require an experienced person to just think “can a rattlesnake get through this?” and do the work.
As the owner of the company, I love to see these kinds of stories. This is what sustainable living in natural areas can look like. The snakes can continue to do their thing in their own home range, which is now slightly modified to exclude a backyard. There are a lot of people making snake fences these days … but you won’t find another crew like ours. Great job guys.
This gate has been modified to prevent rattlesnakes of any size or age from passing. As part of other modifications made to the fence, block wall, and other situation on the property: this backyard is ready for rattlesnake season.
Josh found this little Smith’s Blackheaded Snake while working on a Rattlesnake Fence near Tucson the other day. This isn’t a baby – they’re tiny animals, which eat even tinier ones (invertebrates). They’re entirely harmless, and the snake was just moved to suitable habitat out of the way so it wouldn’t get injured while the installation progressed.
Mark and Daylan killed it on this this one. A property that was open to the desert with custom fencing, now protected from rattlesnakes by our system. From the patio, the rattlesnake fencing added is all but invisible.
This gate has been modified to prevent rattlesnakes of any age and size from entering the backyard. Combined with other changes to the outer perimeter, this year will be less stressful for this family than it was.
The homeowner was pulling weeds in her front yard when she discovered a rattlesnake coiled underneath one of them. Her home was surrounded by desert and situated at the base of the Superstition Mountains. She mentioned that she had lived there for thirty years and this was only her second encounter with a snake. Given the size of her yard, she likely hadn’t noticed many snakes passing through in the past. The location is in Apache Junction.
– No gaps larger than a baby rattlesnake = no baby rattlesnakes are getting in here.
– No access lower than how high the largest rattlesnakes in the area can go = no adult rattlesnakes are getting in here.
Rattlesnake fencing works when installed correctly. If a rattlesnake-free summer is in your plans for 2026, let’s talk about it. More information on Rattlesnake Fencing:
https://rattlesnakesolutions.com/keep-snakes-away/snake-fence.php?p=social
Rattlesnake fencing has been added to this backyard, leaving no gap large enough for even a newborn rattlesnake to get through, or height climbable by the largest rattlesnake in the state.
