The Snake School Blog

Stories From The Field

The thinking behind our training, hard-won safety lessons, and what we learn from every dog and every snake.

Gracie, a cancer-detection service dog, during rattlesnake avoidance training

Meet Gracie

A Service Dog Who Went to Work — Even During Training

Gracie detects cancer for a living. She came to us sensitive to e-collars and prone to ear infections — so we built her whole session around her. Then she went into working mode.

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Hemo — 11-pound Snake School graduate who survived a rattlesnake bite

A Graduate's Story

Meet Hemo — 11 Pounds, One Bite, and a Second Chance

An 11-pound dog who nearly died from a rattlesnake bite to the face came back and graduated snake-safe — trained gently, at his pace, on the vibrate setting.

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Scott Quashen holding a muzzled Southern Pacific rattlesnake

Why We Started

Increased Effectiveness & Enhanced Safety

Before The Snake School, Scott trained under a decades-long pro who used muzzled rattlesnakes. What he saw behind the scenes is why we built something safer.

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