More Rattlesnake Tips: Vital Information

Beefing up your rattlesnake knowledge is essential according to Bryan Hughes of Pheonix Snake Removal. He has provided for us, in a couple of comments, more vital information about rattlesnakes. Here’s what he says:

: Image via Wikipedia

It should be known that rattlesnakes are, in many parts of the country, primarily nocturnal. People encounter them in the morning and evening during transition phases.

The snake in the photograph is a sidewinder, from the desert areas of Arizona, California, and small pockets of Southern Utah and Nevada. They are very small, and relatively less dangerous than other rattlesnake species. It is a good idea for anyone living where rattlesnakes live to become educated on which snakes live in the area, which are beneficial and harmless, and which could pose a threat. Above all, no person who is not trained to do so should attempt to kill or remove a snake … this is where the vast majority of bites occur.

Bryan’s information came in two comments on this rattlesnake post. I have provided the snake photo once again.

Richard Davidian

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