Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion

11/12/2025

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11/10/2025

11/10/2025

Do you own one of the thousands of dogs that have received our training in Rim Country or throughout the state of Arizona? We'd love your vote for "Best Dog Trainer" in this year's "Best of the Rim" competition (see "best professionals" - "best dog trainer"). You can vote DAILY.

Also, stay tuned for updates on "The Zoo" at Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion - our public Reptile and Amphibian Zoo opening in Payson this Spring!

Best Of The Rim

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11/08/2025

"The Zoo" at Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion - coming soon to Payson, AZ

10/20/2025

Now Offering Canine Rattlesnake Aversion Training in Apache Junction. November - April.

If you live in AJ, you know the snakes are less active, but by no means dormant over the winter. Do not wait for the Spring to get your dog trained - we have long waitlists in the Spring and it gets too hot to train by early summer.

Take advantage of the cooler weather and get your dog trained today!

One-on-one, thirty-minute training using live, muzzled rattlesnakes.

ArizonaRattlesnake.com
928-651-9494

PAYSON, ARIZONA Serving all of Rural and Greater Arizona Expert, Licensed, and Insured

10/16/2025

A reminder - it is illegal to relocate or "rehabilitate" wild animals without a license from AZFGD.

That local that "looks after injured animals" without a license is 1) breaking the law, and 2) endangering all of our wildlife (or maybe they have laboratories set up in their backyard shed to check for parasites and disease before releasing "rehabbed" animals that we don't know about?). Wildlife is routinely destroyed by introduced parasites and diseases, and a great way to get them is "rehabbing" animals in an unlicensed and uninspected facility held to zero standards.

Any hunters out there? Think about Chronic Wasting Disease and the impact on deer populations in other states. The risk of introducing this and other diseases is why rehabilitation and wildlife services are regulated.

This is a list of Wildlife Services in and around Payson, they can remove nuisance animals from your property - many (including us) also work with world class wildlife hospitals like Southwest to Rescue Injured Animals. FYI this is a FREE service we offer, our closest "competitor" charges $200 for a snake removal. This list also includes what they can legally rescue - if they are licensed for reptiles, they CANNOT come get a mammal. Check they are insured - your property insurance will likely not cover an injury to an unlicensed wildlife removalist on your property.

https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/02124613/2024-WSL-Public-List.pdf

NE AZ list:

https://live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/wildlifeControlBusiness.pdf

Next is a list of licensed "rehabbers" in the state. They pay fees, have inspections, have a sponsoring vet, and have demonstrated the ability to provide adequate husbandry and care. Real rehabbers shut down every day because of lack of funding - do not give your money to unlicensed facilities.

There are no rehabbers in Payson, so call us and we will arrange rescue and transport to an appropriate and legal facility.

https://azwildliferesource.org/rehab-facilities-near-you/

Please report unlicensed rehabilitators to AZFGD: 1-800-352-0700

10/14/2025

Cleaning days are LOUD at Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion. Rattlesnakes are one of a handful of snake species that can be safely kept together. Nonetheless, they weren't too pleased to share a bin while their large enclosure was cleaned.

10/04/2025

Yuma Canine Rattlesnake Aversion Training

October 24 and 25, 2025.

Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion is Returning to Yuma. Join Rural and Greater Arizona's BEST Rattlesnake Aversion Training for a ONE-ON-ONE, Thirty-minute training using live, muzzled rattlesnakes! Do not risk your pets safety with ineffective group classes.

Why Train in the Fall?

1. There is no real Rattlesnake "season" in Arizona. Rattlesnake are less active during the colder months, but they will happily emerge from their dens on a sunny day in winter. Earlier this year (January), we advised on a Rattlesnake bite that had presented at a partner vet in PINETOP (elevation 6,800 feet).

2. We do not train dogs when it is 100+ degrees out. Rattlesnake Training is very stressful, dogs should not be outside and subject to extreme stress when it is over 100. If you "aversion trainer" is doing that - find a better one. Additionally, its not safe for our snakes to be out in direct sunlight during the height of summer.

3. We have months-long wait lists in the Spring and Summer. Your dog will remember its aversion training next year - prepare them now and avoid the stress next Spring.

Visit our website or call/text to book today.
ArizonaRattlesnake.com

928-651-9494

Arizona Rattlesnake Aversion Travels the state year-round offering the state's best Rattlesnake Aversion Training in communities without professional aversion training. We are full-time, professional trainers - not hobbyists. We are licensed and (properly) insured.

PAYSON, ARIZONA Serving all of Rural and Greater Arizona Expert, Licensed, and Insured