{"id":9531,"date":"2026-10-12T16:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:35:50","slug":"a-sidewinder-finds-some-patio-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/a-sidewinder-finds-some-patio-shade\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sidewinder Finds Some Patio Shade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Sidewinder was found resting beneath some furniture on the back patio of a home in <a href=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/tag\/casa-grande\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"187\">Casa Grande<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The property is completely surrounded by open desert, and both side gates had large gaps underneath them. For a Sidewinder this small, getting into the backyard wouldn\u2019t have required much effort. Once inside, the shaded patio furniture provided a pretty reasonable place to spend some time out of the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin captured the snake and relocated it within its estimated home range, releasing it directly into a rodent burrow beneath a creosote bush in the nearby desert.<\/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=\"9532\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1397-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1397-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1397-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1397-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1397.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=\"9535\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1396-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1396-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1396-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1396-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1396.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=\"9533\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1395-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1395-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1395-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1395-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1395.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=\"9534\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1394-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1394-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1394-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1394-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1394.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sidewinder was found resting beneath some furniture on the back patio of a home in Casa Grande. The property is completely surrounded by open desert, and both side gates had large gaps underneath them. For a Sidewinder this small, getting into the backyard wouldn\u2019t have required much effort. 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