I live a few miles from this location now. However I am in an established neighborhood that’s been here 25 yrs. No snakes, no scorpions, no nasty anything/ Anyone who lives near the city borders and next to a desert preserve are going to run into these things . I once lived next to the desert and would have scorpions, tarantulas and king snakes on my patio plus a pack rat or two. Would see havelina and coyotes, but no rattlers