Take a hoe to it and end it right there. Rattlesnakes average 10 live births at a time. That one baby he found where his kids play has a mama and a papa and a bunch of siblings who are too young to have rattles to warn him and his kids.
Years ago, a neighbor shot one and was hit in the face with flying things. Turns out it was giving birth to 12 babies (that he found). He killed them and tossed them in his truck and brought them over to show us.
lol i made quite a little sum in texas selling rattlesnakes for hat bands years ago an industrious person could clean up if they are that heavy ! plus make money on removing them !
Fire up the barbie!
Probably best to burn Austin .... a known snake repository!!!
Taste like chicken.