{"id":9400,"date":"2026-09-08T13:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=9400"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:32:56","slug":"southwestern-speckled-rattlesnake-at-the-front-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/southwestern-speckled-rattlesnake-at-the-front-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake at the Front Door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A homeowner in Ahwatukee was heading out to walk her dog when she stepped through the front door and noticed this Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake coiled quietly in the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The home sits right next to a large drainage ditch that extends up the rocky mountainside of South Mountain, providing a natural travel corridor for wildlife moving between the mountain and the surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marissa arrived to relocate the unexpected front-door visitor.<\/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=\"9401\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2.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=\"9402\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A homeowner in Ahwatukee was heading out to walk her dog when she stepped through the front door and noticed this Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake coiled quietly in the corner. 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