Rattlesnake Ranch AZ

10/27/2025

86 venomous snakes. One faux hand. About six seconds. Will they bite it? In this video we conduct a side experiment to get a general idea of how many rattlesnakes within our collection would willingly unalive our fingers when provided an opportunity. We take a silicone hand replica, scent it like a human, and warm it up using a blow dryer to get as close to a realistic test as possible. So, what do you think? Watch this video as we wiggle this artificial hand in a bunch of rattlesnakes faces here at our zoo, and see what they end up doing. You may be a bit surprised to see the results!

86 rattlesnakes. One faux hand. About six seconds. Will they bite it? In this video we conduct a side experiment to get a general idea of how many rattlesnak...

09/07/2025

Day 2 of the West Valley Reptile Showcase!!! Come see us if you didn’t come yesterday! Or if you did, come see us again and admire the 3 new snakes we brought today. 10-5 at the Glendale Civic Center

09/06/2025

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, this is happening today and tomorrow in Glendale, AZ! Come say hi! We’ll have our merch, some supplies, and a couple gorgeous rattlesnakes on display! Oh and Logan brought some bugs too. Lots of other vendors with all sorts of cool stuff. Don’t miss it 😁

08/31/2025

We get asked a lot what our biggest snake is. So, we did a video about it!

https://youtu.be/0e6waPkt5c8?si=7-Oq1Mu4rzGbWgL8ya

We regularly get asked what our biggest rattlesnake is and we certainly know which one takes the cake, but for too long we haven't been able to provide the e...

08/30/2025

Thank you to our Get Buzzed for Buzztails 2025! sponsor Ranch AZ!

Rattlesnake Ranch is a private rattlesnake zoo and educational facility located in Cave Creek, AZ. They also host us for some of our Venomous Handling Certification Courses!

Get your tickets at savethebuzztails.org/gb4b

If you're interested in sponsoring, shoot us a message!

08/13/2025

Currently the largest rattlesnake in our collection - our male Yucatán rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan). We're making a YouTube video to reveal his accurate weight, girth, and length. In the meantime...any guesses? Comment below!

08/10/2025

We put together this 11 minute video about our recent trip to New Mexico for the Biology of Pitvipers Symposium 5. We had a wonderful experience! Watch this video to see more about the conference, the Chiricahua Desert Museum & Geronimo Event Center, and all of the awesome wildlife/herps that we came across while there. It was so good reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. These conferences are always amazing, and are hosted in such an incredible place. Click below to watch, and if you haven't already we'd appreciate it if you subscribed to our channel!

Another year, another field trip to the amazing Chiricahua Desert Museum in Rodeo, New Mexico. For this trip, we attended the 5th biennial Biology of Pitvipe...

08/02/2025

We just wrapped up a 2-part series on the tools we regularly use at our venomous snake zoo. We often get questions pertaining to this topic and so like many of our videos - these are designed to answer many of those questions.

Part 1 (Hooks, Tongs, Containment)

https://youtu.be/E4EmTw1QcUU?si=ji3ChohC2QCe7sDa

Part 2 (Tubes, Shields, Gloves, etc)

https://youtu.be/B_mpQwdYIZ0?si=nO0llTzHat4ENsN9

07/16/2025

Here’s a 12News story that aired last night and this morning. They did a wonderful job. Today is and we’re offering free admission 10am-5pm no appointment needed. Watch the clip below, and stop by if you can! Snake Week

The facility houses more than 200 rattlesnakes.

07/13/2025

Free admission this Wednesday between 10-5! Snake Week

07/12/2025

In our latest video, you can watch a sidewinder give birth to some babies. Check it out!

We had yet another litter of sidewinders born here at the zoo – this time from our Sonoran sidewinders! One thing I’ve always wanted to capture on video is t...

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July!!! 🇺🇸 🎇 🎆 🐍

We're celebrating Independence Day over here at the zoo with our red, white, and blue southwestern speckled rattlesnakes (Crotalus pyrrhus). Enjoy this holid...