Why Snakes Are Important (And When to Be Careful)

Added: 2026-04-29

[00:00:00]A single rattlesnake eats 4,000 disease carrying ticks every single year. You only ever hear they're dangerous. No one tells you they hold back rodent plagues, stop crop destruction, keep lime and haunt virus from spreading right through your neighborhood. They are the quiet guardrail most people never notice, holding the whole local ecosystem steady. This is the part everyone gets wrong. They do not belong in your garage. But you don't kill them, and you never ever try to move one yourself. 82% of all rattlesnake bites happen when untrained people try to handle or relocate them. Licensed wildlife pros don't exterminate. They pick them up safely, move them intact to wild land where they can keep doing the work no other animal can. Follow Mile High Passing Wildlife for more homeowner tips and wildlife education.