{"id":7993,"date":"2026-02-11T06:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:22:13","slug":"a-pair-of-mating-rattlesnakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/a-pair-of-mating-rattlesnakes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pair of Mating Rattlesnakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Workers got a surprise when they found a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/mating\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"229\">mating<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/western-diamondback\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7\">Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes<\/a>  hiding out in an electrical box. Marissa was very careful to capture them together, but they separated in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snakes had easy access to the space because of a broken lid. That made for an easy free <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/den\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">cave<\/a> to hang out in, usually with higher ambient moisture than the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snakes were released together to a suitable replacement winter site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 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=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"7996\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-14-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-14-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-14-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-14-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-14.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"7994\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-2-4-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-2-4-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-2-4-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-2-4-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-2-4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" data-id=\"7995\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-1-8-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-1-8-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-1-8-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-1-8-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Image-from-iOS-1-8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers got a surprise when they found a pair of mating Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes hiding out in an electrical box. Marissa was very careful to capture them together, but they separated in the process. The snakes had easy access to the space because of a broken lid. 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