ROCKLIN — The owner of Rattlesnake Removal USA was busy responding to snake calls Tuesday between Placer County and the Bay Area. Lou Fraser said it was his busiest day of the season so far. FOX40 caught up with Fraser just before sunset in the backyard of a vacant Rocklin home. A new family was about to move into the home, but not until the backyard was cleared of rattlesnakes.

Fraser found three rattlesnakes in the yard: one out in the open, one under the air conditioning unit and one under a rock. He said snakes were likely attracted to the yard because the house had been vacant.

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