Fountain Hills firefighters in Arizona handled six snake calls before noon during a single summer shift as heat pushed reptiles closer to homes.
Here’s what to know
According to FOX 10, Fountain Hills fire crews made roughly 1,100 snake-related responses in the last year—about three a day — and they’re among the most frequent calls after medical emergencies. Summer can bring a much faster pace, with one shift reaching its fourth snake run by 10 a.m. and its sixth before noon.
Per FOX, a snake call came in within about 30 seconds of its crew filming, reporting a smaller snake curled up in an outside corner.
Resident David Cook said, “Rather not kill the snakes, but I don’t want to see him released. You know right across the wash cause they come back.”…