{"id":6104,"date":"2025-02-25T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=6104"},"modified":"2024-11-08T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:43:35","slug":"mystery-snake-skin-ends-up-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/mystery-snake-skin-ends-up-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Snake Skin Ends Up Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Marissa went to investigate possible rattlesnake activity at a home in Ahwatukee, but it ended up being a shed skin from a gophersnake. Indicators here: strongly keeled (ridged) scales along the back of the body, visible black bands in the latter third into the pointed tail, and a dorsal stripe running down the center of the skin, which is formed by tightening of the smaller dorsal scales as the shed dries in gophersnakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on our Property Inspection service: <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/keep-snakes-away\/rattlesnake-prevention.php \">https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/keep-snakes-away\/rattlesnake-prevention.php <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6106\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3774-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3774-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3774-427x533.jpg 427w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3774-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3774.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6107\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3773-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3773-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3773-426x533.jpg 426w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3773-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3773.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6105\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3775-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3775-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3775-426x533.jpg 426w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3775-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3775.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marissa went to investigate possible rattlesnake activity at a home in Ahwatukee, but it ended up being a shed skin from a gophersnake. 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