Rattlesnake Ranch AZ

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...

06/21/2025

For everyone who took the recent Level 1 venomous training course here at the ranch with The Rattlesnake Conservancy - and also anyone who is interested in learning more about TRC and these courses…here’s a video we put together about it. Check it out! We appreciate any likes, shares and comments on the video.

For the past few years, we have been hosting a wonderful event here at the zoo in partnership with The Rattlesnake Conservancy. TRC is a non-profit organizat...

06/20/2025

We were graced with a litter of 8 healthy Colorado desert sidewinders about a week ago. Keep an eye on our YouTube channel for a full video about these guys!

Crotalus cerastes laterorepens - “Colorado Desert Sidewinder”

La Paz County, AZ

06/19/2025

In partnership with Snake Week and a multitude of other professionals, facilities, and institutions hosting events across the globe - we are offering open admission to our rattlesnake zoo (no appointment needed on this specific day) on , Wednesday, July 16th 2025 between the hours of 10am and 5pm. Come visit one of the largest, most diverse collections of live rattlesnakes as we celebrate their diversity on this special day!

While we are not requiring an RSVP, it would be very helpful if you could contact us to let us know that you plan to stop by.

06/09/2025

Another wonderful weekend with a couple fantastic instructors from The Rattlesnake Conservancy. This was our 2nd Level 1 course we’ve offered here at the ranch, and our first level 2 is coming up in August. Congrats to everyone who “graduated” and for choosing to spend their weekend here learning about rattlesnakes and related topics. We love hosting these courses and are big believers in the impact they have on both people and wildlife. Keep an eye out for a YouTube video about this event on our channel!

05/31/2025

As of this week, we’re dusting off the YouTube channel. Here’s a short and sweet update video to kick things off. We’d appreciate any likes, comments, and shares!

As you can see, WE ARE BACK! It’s been quite some time since we have posted a video, but things have changed and we are getting back at it. Here is a quick u...

05/07/2025

We are hosting not one, but TWO venomous courses this summer with The Rattlesnake Conservancy See details below; note that these are *different* courses. Register online at: http://savethebuzztails.org/classes

June 7th & 8th, 2025 is another Level 1 introductory course to venomous handling and covers a broad range of topics including things like identifying local snakes, safe handling techniques, toxinology, etc.

Aug 9th & 10th, 2025 is our first Level 2C course - which covers more specific/advanced topics pertaining to venomous snakes in captivity. This course requires the Level 1 as a prerequisite, and is the class many of you who took our level 1 last year and our 101 class the year before have been asking about.

We are hosting both courses here at the ranch, and the level 2 class also includes a brief field trip to another facility! Limited seats available, don’t miss out!