{"id":9026,"date":"2026-07-01T06:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=9026"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:18:33","slug":"snake-interrupted-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/snake-interrupted-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Snake Interrupted Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This family called us after their dogs alerted them to a <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/western-diamondback-rattlesnake\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"138\">Western Diamondback Rattlesnake<\/a> in the backyard eating a rabbit. By the time Michael arrived, the snake had finished its meal and was curled up beneath a yucca, resting while it digested. After safely securing it, he relocated the snake within its estimated home range to a sheltered packrat nest in a nearby wash, where it could continue digesting without the disturbance of people or pets.<\/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=\"9027\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6772-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6772-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6772-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6772-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6772.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=\"9028\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6771-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6771-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6771-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6771-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6771.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This family called us after their dogs alerted them to a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in the backyard eating a rabbit. 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