{"id":8622,"date":"2026-05-10T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=8622"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:17:55","slug":"first-rattlesnake-in-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/first-rattlesnake-in-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"First Rattlesnake in 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For these homeowners, this was their first rattlesnake in over 25 years, which is pretty surprising considering their property backs straight to the desert with a low view fence. Jon found this healthy looking <a href=\"http:\/\/Western Diamondback Rattlesnake\">Western Diamondback Rattlesnake <\/a>calmly cruising across the back patio after it was spotted. He safely removed it and released it to a beautifully constructed packrat nest within its estimated home range in the surrounding desert.<\/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=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"8623\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4892-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4892-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4892-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4892-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4892.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=\"8624\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4891-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4891-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4891-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4891-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4891.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=\"8625\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4890-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4890-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4890-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4890-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4890.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For these homeowners, this was their first rattlesnake in over 25 years, which is pretty surprising considering their property backs straight to the desert with a low view fence. Jon found this healthy looking Western Diamondback Rattlesnake calmly cruising across the back patio after it was spotted. 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