{"id":9077,"date":"2026-08-04T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=9077"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:08:44","slug":"western-diamondback-rattlesnake-hidden-beneath-a-scottsdale-door-threshold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/western-diamondback-rattlesnake-hidden-beneath-a-scottsdale-door-threshold\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Hidden Beneath a Scottsdale Door Threshold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A homeowner in Scottsdale had unknowingly stepped over this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/western-diamondback-rattlesnake\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"138\">Western Diamondback Rattlesnake<\/a><\/strong> several times before finally spotting it wedged beneath the backyard door threshold. The yard featured view fencing along most of the perimeter and plenty of low shrubs that provided excellent cover for the snake. Jeff carefully used a snake hook to coax it out from beneath the threshold before safely securing it. The rattlesnake was then relocated within its estimated home range to suitable desert habitat, where a large, human-made rock pile had naturally become an extensive packrat nest, providing ideal shelter.<\/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=\"9079\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8367-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8367-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8367-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8367-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8367.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=\"9078\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6022-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6022-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6022-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6022-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_6022.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A homeowner in Scottsdale had unknowingly stepped over this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake several times before finally spotting it wedged beneath the backyard door threshold. The yard featured view fencing along most of the perimeter and plenty of low shrubs that provided excellent cover for the snake. 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