{"id":8985,"date":"2026-07-18T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:21:10","slug":"western-diamondback-beneath-bricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/western-diamondback-beneath-bricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Diamondback Beneath Bricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The homeowner was having his house painted when one of the painters spotted what appeared to be a <strong>Western Diamondback Rattlesnake<\/strong> in the backyard. They lost sight of it before we arrived, but when Marissa searched the area she found the snake coiled beneath a stack of bricks not far from where it had last been seen. The Scottsdale home backs up to native desert with a view fence, and the large boulders behind the property provide excellent natural habitat, making occasional visits into neighboring yards unsurprising. The rattlesnake was safely relocated to suitable habitat within its native 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=\"820\" data-id=\"8987\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-2-1-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-2-1-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-2-1-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-2-1-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-2-1.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=\"8986\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-at-6.35.15\u202fAM-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-at-6.35.15\u202fAM-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-at-6.35.15\u202fAM-800x466.png 800w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-at-6.35.15\u202fAM-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-09-at-6.35.15\u202fAM.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The homeowner was having his house painted when one of the painters spotted what appeared to be a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in the backyard. 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