Santa Clarita’s “snake sheriff”
Cary Quashen — Rattlesnake Removal in Santa Clarita
For over 40 years, Cary has been the one Santa Clarita calls when a rattlesnake turns up where it isn’t welcome. Every snake is handled safely and removed — never killed. Local Los Angeles Fire Department officials recommend him by name: “Call him!”
- 1,300+Rattlesnakes removed from SCV homes
- 350Removed this year — plus 20+ more in the first 3 weeks of October
- 40+ yrsHandling rattlesnakes
- “Call him!”Recommended by LAFD officials
Rattlesnake at your home? Don’t try to catch it — keep your distance, keep an eye on it, and call Cary.
From the field
Cary’s best catches.
Real rattlesnake removals from homes and yards around Santa Clarita — the same snakes your dog could meet on a walk.
In the News
The Signal
October 5, 2026
“Beware. Rattlesnake Activity is On the Rise”
“I highly suggest rattlesnake avoidance classes for dogs … especially for hikers and people that live up by the hills.”
— Cary Quashen, Santa Clarita’s “snake sheriff”
“Almost every snake that I go to, I would say over 50% is found by the dog. I can name over 70 dogs that have been bit this year that I know of.”
Read the article in The Signal →Cary & The Snake School
The same expertise, built into every training day.
Our rattlesnake avoidance course for dogs is built in association with Cary Quashen Rattlesnake Wrangling. Cary — Scott’s father — is part of the handling team, so every rattlesnake on our course is managed by people who’ve spent decades with them: securely caged, never muzzled, never within reach of your dog.
“Almost every snake that I go to, I would say over 50% is found by the dog.” That’s why Cary recommends avoidance training for every dog in the valley.