{"id":8655,"date":"2026-05-16T05:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=8655"},"modified":"2026-04-08T05:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:40:09","slug":"rattlesnake-is-not-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/rattlesnake-is-not-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Rattlesnake Is Not Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This nicely speckled Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was found right near a front door at a home in North Mesa, discovered as a guest was leaving after dinner. Austin arrived to find it settled in and comfortable in a spot that sees a lot of foot traffic. While there are small pockets of usable habitat nearby, it\u2019s not an area where a snake has the best odds without running into people. He safely removed it and relocated it to a patch of undeveloped desert, releasing it into a large packrat nest within its estimated home range.<\/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=\"8658\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0344-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0344-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0344-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0344-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0344.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=\"8657\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0343-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0343-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0343-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0343-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0343.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=\"8656\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0345-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0345-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0345-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0345-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0345.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This nicely speckled Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was found right near a front door at a home in North Mesa, discovered as a guest was leaving after dinner. 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