H discovered this 5 foot 1 inch Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake on our property Tuesday afternoon. It was coiled up and rattling his tail. H managed to run the 2 dogs back into the backyard to get them safe, then ran inside to tell us what he had found. He knew exactly what it was, so our nature study is paying off! Anyway, with the dogs securely safe in the garage so they wouldn't get out, we went back outside to locate the big guy. I have never been more thankful for our bright orange ATV until now. We didn't have to worry about stepping on him while we searched. We were able to find him, even though he had moved a considerable distance by the time we found him. We then took care of the situation. This picture of him coiled was taken after the fatal shot. (Actually, the pic. of hubby holding him was stone-cold dead too!!) We coiled him around for a better visual picture of what to look for in the brush. We don't want to step on one in the future! The kids also looked long and hard at what he looked like stretched out straight and slithery-like. Luckily, we have lived here 3 yrs. and this is the first time we have seen a rattlesnake. But we have certainly had enough excitement for a while.
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