[mylife]

Rattlers are pretty docile, They tell you where they are.
Leave them alone and they go eat mice.

[Former Fetus]

Not when you have children playing in the yard! But a shot with my 410 takes care of the problem without any danger to the house, LOL!

[GBA]

Rattlers are pretty docile, They tell you where they are. Leave them alone and they go eat mice.

You're talking about those wimpy little western diamond backs, not the 5'-7' Eastern diamondbacks. Remember the one that was hoaxed to be 15', was in reality "only" 7 feet, 3 inches and was found in a St. Augustine neighborhood?

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What's really big, dangerous, crawls on its belly and calls St. Augustine home? And no, it's not an elected official

I like snakes, but not the ones that can kill me, family and pets. They tell me the baby copperheads around here will hit you full strength until they get a bit older, not having learned control.

It's amazing we survived childhood and it's amazing how fast things have changed. Only a few decades ago it was just nature that was dangerous and parents turned you loose until dark or supper, whichever came first. I liked the odds better back then.