Rattlesnake Ranch AZ

12/27/2024

These red Carolina Pygmy rattlesnakes were born just a couple days shy of Christmas here at our zoo and are now shedding for the 1st time. This is her 2nd litter this year. Yes, you read that right. Under certain conditions, rattlesnakes can have more than 1 litter in a 12 month period. We know this because it’s happened here…twice! We plan to publish a note about each instance. Now the fun of getting these little turds established. Worth the hassle though - just look how beautiful these snakes are!!!

*Side note: these often take MONTHS to establish. Please don’t bother us about them or where they’re going.

12/24/2024

Merry Christmassssss to all of our followers from all the critters at Rattlesnake Ranch!!! 🎄🎅☃️

Photo of a festive albino C. atrox

12/12/2024

Hey followers! We’re launching a mini fundraiser to help raise $ for Project RattleCam by selling these awesome 4” holographic stickers. Limited number available and only available through us!

Want to see live stream footage of a rattlesnake mega-den in Colorado?! Check out their page and website. We are helping fund their future second camera location in the northeast on a timber rattlesnake gestation site. The Colorado cam was a viral hit that sparked interest in h**petologists and the general public alike, and we want to see the project expand into new places with new species (like C. horridus)!!!

There are many ways you can get involved, but one way is to pick up one of these exclusive stickers we’re offering for $10ea. Message us to get one sent your way and support the project.

Also be sure to familiarize more with the project by visiting www.rattlecam.org and be sure to subscribe to their YouTube, follow their IG as well as their FB accounts. Let’s change public perceptions and get people excited about the daily lives of rattlesnakes! We would love to see this project get more momentum and more funding for 2025!

Special thanks to our friend and artist for bringing this design to fruition.

11/12/2024

We’ve been a bit inundated with work and projects, but we do plan to post a lot more routinely in the near future. One of the things keeping us so busy is due to the wildly successful breeding year we had, with over 100 offspring born this year from 16 different litters across 13 different species. We thought baby season was over last month only to be graced with two more litters of uncommon rattlesnakes - including these three (of 5) little Quereteran dusky rattlesnakes pictured below born on Halloween day 🎃. We’ve got quite a few mouths to feed as you can imagine! We are currently taking advantage of the nice weather to get some of these out to their forever homes, as most will be going out of state. Stay tuned for more updates as we post more photography, events, and other things going on here. Can’t wait to catch up and get things set in place for an exciting 2025 🐍

10/28/2024

What a fun weekend! Thanks to everyone who attended and to The Rattlesnake Conservancy for teaching!!! It was our pleasure to host it and we’d love to do it again 🐍

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of our Level 1 Venomous Handling Certification Course held over the weekend in Cave Creek, Arizona! HUGE THANKS to Cody Will at Rattlesnake Ranch AZ for working together with us and being such an incredible host. 💚🐍

09/15/2024

Nothing to see here but a weird blue/orange granite rock 🤷‍♂️

Southwestern speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus

09/11/2024

A beautiful, captive bred banded rock rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus klauberi. One of the 4 protected rattlesnake species in Arizona.

09/08/2024

A beautiful Mexican lancehead rattlesnake. One of our favorite species that look very different from most other rattlesnakes!

08/31/2024

This is going to be awesome! She’s drawing our Huamantlan rattlesnake based off of Ian Breland’s photo that we took here one day.

Hopping on in a few! Join me as I work on this Huamantlan Rattlesnake in markers and pens on ⚡️Reference image taken by .of.ian at the .az 🙌 For amazing photography and animals in your feed, go follow them both!

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08/26/2024

All of our sticker designs are in!!! If you’re interested in any of these we’re doing a special of $1 per inch for each sticker, or a full pack of all for just $25. If you’d like some or all, send us a message for purchase details! Individual sticker info including sizing is in the caption of each photo. Some fun designs here!

Which of these designs would you like to see on a t-shirt? (Besides 9 which is our current shirt design) Comment below!

08/21/2024

All the cute, fluffy and feathered critters experiencing decline around the globe often receive the attention they need from conservation groups. But rattlesnakes? Not so much. People can barely get over their fear or misunderstandings of them - and so why would they give money toward their preservation? These animals are of so much more value than most will ever know, and there are several species in severe decline. As much as we love the eastern massasauga, the timber rattlesnake, the New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake, and others…most of these species seem to be getting at least some of the attention they deserve in recent years. The eastern diamondback, however, appear to be slipping through the cracks. They have been awarded no special federal protection, they are in severe decline as Florida develops what's left of their remaining habitat into more resorts and golf courses, and they are one of the most incredible and impressive rattlesnake species there is. Consequently, for the Rattlenake Conservancy’s battle for the buzztails fundraising event this year…We're on You can donate to the The Rattlesnake Conservancys conservation efforts of this species in particular by going to this link here. Anything helps! https://givebutter.com/c/GB4B/members/codywill

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08/12/2024

We've finally updated the events section of our website to include The Rattlesnake Conservancy's venomous training course that we'll be hosting here in October. Still some seats available! Here is a photo from a past venomous course we did here. To sign up for our next venomous training course, you can visit this link or TRC's website for more info. https://rattlesnakeranchaz.com/events

08/07/2024

Our next venomous training course is on the calendar!

Unlike our previous one taught by yours truly, this time we have chosen to host one of
The Rattlesnake Conservancy’s training courses. It will take place at our facility in Cave Creek, AZ October 26th and 27th, 2024. You must sign up prior to attend.

For more information and to register for the course, please check out the conservancy's website at: www.savethebuzztails.org or for more info about our facility, go to www.rattlesnakeranchaz.com
This is open to anyone 18+ interested in building foundational knowledge and skill in safe, venomous snake handling. Come learn a wealth of venomous snake wisdom right in the middle of a beautiful venomous snake exhibit!

07/29/2024

Neonate dusky Pygmy rattlesnake born here a few weeks ago. It’s posing with one of Venom Life Gear‘s neonate snake hooks that we absolutely love for the little guys 🐍

07/25/2024

Hey everyone! As you may have seen, we added an event yesterday. We are hosting a venomous training course here at the ranch that is being put on by The Rattlesnake Conservancy. We will continue to post details along the way but I wanted to clarify a few things below:

1) Unlike our Venomous 101 that I taught last year that was mostly geared toward zookeepers/venomous in a captive setting specifically, this course covers a more broad range of topics and is recommended for not just keepers but home/land owners and anyone else interested in learning more about coexisting with rattlesnakes. You can visit the conservancy’s website for more details about the curriculum.

2) This is a course with an established curriculum that the conservancy has been using and polishing for years. *They* are the ones teaching it, not us. We get to simply sit back and play the roles of host for this class. For questions about our location and some of the logistics, feel free to reach out to us. For questions about the class, please contact staff at The Rattlesnake Conservancy. Emails below.

3) The class is TWO days - with the first day being a classroom setting of presentations, and the second day is for all of the hands (not) on training. It will be here in Cave Creek right in our zoo’s showroom on Saturday, October 26th AND Sunday, October 27th.

4) Tickets for the full 2-day event are $349 and can be purchased directly from their website. Believe me, it’s well worth it! Not to mention you’ll get special access and an optional tour of our rattlesnake zoo while you’re here, which is included. Keep in mind there are only 30 seats available. Also note that the Rattlesnake Conservancy is a recognized non-profit that directly benefits h**p conservation and most of the proceeds for the course will be going directly to them.

The event link is below which has additional info and links to everything you need. I also put some important links in the comments of this post. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us or the conservancy if you have additional questions. Our last class was a lot of fun and this will absolutely be a blast, too! Sign up using the link below. - Cody

Rattlesnake Ranch AZ email: [email protected]

The Rattlesnake Conservancy:
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https://facebook.com/events/s/level-1-venomous-handling-cert/1685237595575997/