The Rattlesnake We Found a Few Nights Ago (OC)

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Mine (Click 'em to enlarge!)

It was about 2 feet long, and as big around as my thumb.. 4 little rattles. I was watering at 11pm, with a little flashlight (NEVER AGAIN), and one of those little green lizards caught my eye on the plant just nearer to me than the one I was watering. Down on the ground I saw the snake slither by, back next to the outside of the garage door, and I almost had a heart attack. It took us about 45 minutes, but we finally figured out a way to get it into an easy enough position to kill it. That method was the wife beating it repeatedly with the flat of a broom. (Thinking back it was rather comical..) After she had it stunned quite a bit, I was able to get close enough to chop it hard behind the head, with a flat-edge shovel.. We don't have a hoe.

And no, I don't live out in the country! This is the first one I've ever found at this house, and I've lived here 11+ years. Many have been found nearby - where my Mom lives, and where my sister lives - but first one here. It's also the first one I've had to deal with. I hope we can go another 10 years before seeing one again!

Rattlesnake Den Discovered

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"I was called in to remove an unknown number of snakes waiting out the winter inside of a garage of a Scottsdale, AZ home. In this video, I had discovered where they were, and went back to get my gear for the capture.

The lights are off because there is no power in the home.

These snakes have not been harmed in any way, and will be relocated to the wild as soon as possible.

All snakes will be released unharmed once the weather warms a little."

WARNINGS:
• Do not watch this video if you are afraid of snakes!

• Do not watch this video if you are afraid of the dark!

• Do not watch this video in the dark right before going to sleep if you are afraid of snakes, afraid of the dark, or hate dreaming about lots of rattlesnakes crawling around in a tiny, dark room!

Enjoy!



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Phoenix Snake Removal Dot Com

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This is so cool. Spaceghetto contributor typecast_wookie writes in a submission:

"And I didn't really mean to. He just decided to post up in the middle of our trail, and we had no way to get around him, so I found a big branch and tossed him. Unfortunately, I miscalculated his weight (he was about 4-5 feet long) and the mechanical advantage of my stick - so he sailed off into the night. We heard him land in some grass about 50 feet down the mountainside. I'm sure he was fine, but I still felt bad. I made this rap to deal with my own guilt and self-loathing over the incident."



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