{"id":8957,"date":"2026-07-11T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=8957"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:55:45","slug":"displaced-western-diamondback-rattlesnake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/displaced-western-diamondback-rattlesnake\/","title":{"rendered":"Displaced Western Diamondback Rattlesnake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Austin responded to a Black Rock Coffee shop in southeast Mesa for this young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, which was hanging out near a rodent bait box. Unfortunately, the patch of desert across the street that likely served as its home is being developed and will soon become the site of a new Target store. Because the habitat was being lost, Austin chose not to release the snake back into the area. Instead, it was relocated a few miles away to a location where several other snakes have successfully been released in the past, giving this young rattlesnake the best chance at a long life.<\/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=\"8958\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0774-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0774-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0774-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0774-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0774.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=\"8959\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0773-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0773-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0773-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0773-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0773.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin responded to a Black Rock Coffee shop in southeast Mesa for this young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, which was hanging out near a rodent bait box. 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