A woman was shocked to find a rattlesnake guarding her food delivery.

Snake

Snake

The unnamed lady from Arizona was forced to delay her meal when she discovered the reptile surrounding her Uber Eats package.

She was forced to call out Rattlesnake Solutions with trapper Dave Holland revealing that he found the snake "stretched out by her bag of food".

He told McClatchy News: "She was startled by the snake's close proximity, but not as panicked as some are.

"We figured the snake froze by the mat or on it when the delivery person approached, and was not seen until the customer opened the door."

Holland was able to capture the snake and relocated it to a nearby desert where it could feast on plenty of rats.