Watch a Family Discover an Angry Rattlesnake in the Middle of Their Kitchen

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What should you do when you find a rattlesnake in the kitchen? Call in the professionals! This video follows two snake-relocating professionals. Each of them is answering a distress call from homeowners dealing with unwanted snakes on their property. The first call is for a gigantic California kingsnake, and the second is about a venomous rattlesnake. Yikes!

Will these two snake-relocating professionals be able to save the day? Watch the video below and read on to find out what happens.

This California King Snake Is Humongous

The video starts following Marissa, a wildlife professional. She’s been called out by a homeowner worried about a large California king snake on their property.

California king snakes are a non-venomous snake that eats other snakes. They’re among the most widespread snakes in the United States and live throughout Northern Mexico. These agile creatures can slither across the ground, swim, and climb trees. Since they’re highly resistant to venom, California king snakes will also eat venomous snakes like rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.

Snake relocator Marissa arrives on the scene and talks to the homeowner about where the king snake is hiding. She tells the homeowner that the snake is harmless and could even help patrol the yard for rattlesnakes, rodents, and other unwanted pests. However, the California king snake is so giant the gentleman requests that she still remove it from his yard.

Looking around for the snake, it doesn’t take long for Marissa to spot it — it’s huge! She carefully scoops it up into the reptile relocation bucket.

Rattlesnake Surprises Homeowners in Kitchen

Now for the rattlesnake in the kitchen story. The second part of this video (4:20 minutes into the footage) follows Bryan. He’s on the way to help a family dealing with a huge rattlesnake hanging out in their kitchen.

The rattlesnake is coiled up in the kitchen, and it’s huge! This species can be up to 5.5 feet long and weigh up to 5 pounds. Their size usually depends on where they live and food availability. The snake in this video is obviously well-fed.

Western diamondback rattlesnakes are carnivorous snakes. Their favorite foods include mice, birds, squirrels, rabbits, and rats. These expert hunters have a hollow spot called the pit between their nostrils and eyes. The pit is a sensory organ that detects heat and helps them hunt in darkness.

How They Rattle

The snake is rattling its tail as fast as it can, warning everyone to stay away! The rattling sound comes from hollow boney segments in the rattle portion of the tail banging together. Bryan swiftly picks up the noisy snake with his special grabber and transports it safely to the reptile bucket.

Did the Rattlesnake Have a Nest?

After some investigating, wildlife professional Bryan concludes that the rattlesnake was likely by itself. It was a large male snake and hadn’t set up a permanent residence at the house. There weren’t any signs of snake poop lying around, and they didn’t see any shed snake skins.

Since the snake wasn’t familiar with the garage and was alone, the homeowners should be fine. That is if they remember to keep the front door closed! The rattlesnake was probably in the kitchen because it wanted an easy place to hang out. When somebody leaves the front door open, snakes take it as an opportunity to enter an air-conditioned cave.