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Snake & Reptile Removal
Find a snake or reptile around your home, business, or property? Scaled Encounters provides professional snake and reptile identification, capture, and removal throughout Gloucester and surrounding Virginia communities.
With more than 20 years of experience working with snakes and reptiles, we provide knowledgeable response for both venomous and nonvenomous species while prioritizing the safety of people, pets, and wildlife.
Our Removal Services Include The Following Reptiles:
• Venomous Snakes
• Nonvenomous Snakes
• Turtles
• Lizards
• Other Reptile Encounters
Each Standard Removal Visit Includes:
• Initial phone/photo triage when available.
• Travel within the applicable service zone.
• Reasonable search of safely accessible areas associated with the sighting.
• Species identification when possible.
• Safe capture/removal when the animal is located and conditions allow.
• Lawful, humane disposition or relocation as applicable.
• Basic explanation of likely attractants, cover, entry points or conditions contributing to
the encounter.
• Practical prevention guidance tailored to the property.
Removal is available for homes, yards, garages, sheds, businesses, schools, community facilities, and other residential or commercial properties.
Need a Snake or Reptile Removed?
Don’t take unnecessary chances with an animal you cannot identify. Contact Scaled Encounters for professional snake and reptile identification and removal.
Venomous Snake Removal
Reptile Identification Assistance
Reptile Identification Assistance
Venomous snake response is one of our primary services.
We provide professional identification, capture, and removal of Virginia’s native venomous snakes, including Eastern Copperheads, Timber Rattlesnakes, and Northern Cottonmouths.
If you encounter a known or suspected venomous snake, keep a safe distance, bring children and pets indoors, and do not attempt to capture or kill the animal.
Not sure what species you’re looking at? Contact us. We can help identify the snake and determine the appropriate response.
Reptile Identification Assistance
Reptile Identification Assistance
Reptile Identification Assistance
Not every snake needs to be removed.
If you find a snake or reptile and aren’t sure what it is, send us a clear photograph taken from a safe distance.
We can help identify the animal and determine whether removal is appropriate.
Never approach or handle an unidentified snake to obtain a photograph.
Humane & Responsible Removal
Reptile Identification Assistance
Humane & Responsible Removal
Reptiles are an important part of Virginia’s ecosystems, and our goal is to resolve conflicts without treating wildlife as the enemy.
When appropriate and consistent with applicable wildlife regulations, animals are handled and relocated responsibly rather than unnecessarily harmed.
We can also help explain why the animal may have appeared around your property and provide practical recommendations for reducing future encounters.