A San
Francisco Bay area native, Danielle Wall's introduction to the
desert came at a young age with visits to her Grandpa's house in
Yucca Valley. Fast forward to 2015, with a week to go on her lease
in San Fran, she called her Grandpa and said she was moving to
Yucca Valley in a week. Danielle didn't know anyone but her Grandpa
when she moved here, but spent a year working for herself, catching
odd jobs like pet-sitting or secretarial work, which helped her get
the lay of the land and it's people. Danielle is now a General
Manager at Rimrock
Ranch, where the Joshua Trees meet the pines in
Pioneertown.
Thought she did have snakes as pets, Danielle
didn't start out being a snake lover, having been an entomology
major in college. She's since trained in snake handling and biology
- dissecting them and working with live, but venom-less,
rattlesnakes. Danielle says, "It's a thrill and it's cool to be
around such a powerful creature." That thrill has turned into
a free catch and release service Danielle offers in the Mojave with
any donations she receives going to Animal Authority Rescue
Team.
In
this episode, Danielle gives some tips on how to live in
harmony with snakes and what you can do to keep them at a safe
distance from your desert home. She also advises on what to do if
you have a snake on your property and she can't get to you
immediately, the consequences of trying to handle snakes yourself
and what NOT to do if you get a snake bite.
When
she's not managing at the ranch or on a snake call, Danielle is a
lingerie model. An admitted band nerd, Danielle says it's the last
thing she ever expected to be doing. After gifting a boudoir photo
of herself to her then husband, she started getting inquiries to
come and model and it's just taken off from there. We also talk
about the appeal of the tattooing process and how much work has
gone into the Mojave Green tattoo around her
neck.
If you
need reptile relocation, contact Danielle here: