{"id":9280,"date":"2026-09-10T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=9280"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:18:11","slug":"long-nosed-snake-somehow-makes-it-to-a-second-story-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/long-nosed-snake-somehow-makes-it-to-a-second-story-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-nosed Snake Somehow Makes It to a Second-Story Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This little Long-nosed Snake was found inside a second-story apartment in Phoenix, which makes its appearance inside a little more impressive. For such a small snake, it had somehow managed to make its way all the way up to the second floor before slipping into the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin found small gaps on either side of the bottom of the front door, making it pretty clear how the snake had gotten inside once it reached the landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Long-nosed Snake was relocated into a small rodent hole in the surrounding desert. As a bonus, an adult Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was sitting in ambush only about 10 feet from the release site, a good reminder of just how much can be happening in the desert without being immediately obvious.<\/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=\"9281\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1226-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1226-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1226-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1226-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1226.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=\"9283\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1225-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1225-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1225-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1225-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1225.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=\"9282\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1228-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1228-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1228-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1228-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1228.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This little Long-nosed Snake was found inside a second-story apartment in Phoenix, which makes its appearance inside a little more impressive. For such a small snake, it had somehow managed to make its way all the way up to the second floor before slipping into the apartment. 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