[Hugh R]

I loathe/hate snakes, I can't stand to touch them. After a few beers, I'll skin, tan and make a belt for my Son-in-Law.

I walked out to my car and there it was. I used to use a shovel until I realized that to kill a 4' rattler I had to get within its strike zone and it has WAY faster reflexes than me. 12 gauge is the tool of choice. My 1-1/2 and 3-12 grandsons were about 30 feet away.

No, I'll toss it in the wash. I hate snakes and I'm certainly not going to eat one.

I killed one in my house once about 10 years ago. The now deceased MIL left her door open for her rat dog. I was coming in from the hot tub and actually kicked it in the dark I heard the rattle and was a little, OK a lot drunk, I ended up grinding it's head off with a shovel on my new hardwood floors. So I was finishing off a big a$$ rattler more or less naked in by bathrobe, but I had the sense of mind to put my cowboy boots on.