Has any one tried to kill a rattle snake like this before?

I prefer to use my Taurus Judge with #7 1/2 or #8 shot, thank you.

Those that pick up snakes are are much more likely to get bit than those that leave a snake alone.

Smooshed a baby copperhead at the doorstep the other night with my crocs on and didn't like that feeling much. I have a feeling my new townhome neighbors wouldn't have been pleased with the report of a judge

But-- you won't catch me picking up a 'NOPE ROPE' and whipping it!!!

Not just no....

I've spun out on them, braked/slid over them, used a hoe, shotgun, pistol, rifle, shovel, large rock, tree limb, steel post, idiot stick and probably some other things I'm forgetting. But as said above, I'm not about to lay bare hands on a poisonous snake.

I don't see them very often. But when I do I use a 12 gauge.

A hoe is the weapon of choice for snakes. I have one leaned up permanently on each side of the house.

One of the hands I worked with when I was a kid picked a little one up when it crawled into the shop. He lost an arm and was lucky not to die. The hospital bills were over $30K, 25 years ago. He got fired the day he was released from the hospital.

You couldn't pay me enough to pick up a rattlesnake.

Not NOOOOOO but hell NOOOOOOO

That is not a good idea.

Shovel or gun is as close as I want to get.

Yup....that guy is a douch.....

I've picked up live rattlesnake before, but not like that, and I sure never recommended anyone else do it.

What could possibly go wrong?

Hold my beer....

No big deal; friend growing up kept 60 or so in his bedroom and every time we went over, he got the biggest one out and played with it.

Wouldn't be my friend long, some thing wrong with that dude.

Having seen this, I'm not sure that I will ever feel the need, or even have a slight desire, to kill one up close like that vs from a distance. If it aint broke, don't fix it.

there was another thread several months ago with that same video ... some people just lack good sense!

....and most of them post videos of themselves on the internet.......

why the heck are you killing them? I understand if they are around homes ect, but really, that snake was out their doing his job.

Exactly....no different than the idiot "hunters" that shoot anything that moves....

Found this guy yesterday sunning in the middle of the drive trail on one of the ranches we service. I found no reason to kill it, so I prompted him off the road and we all lived happily ever after.

If I see one he will quickly become a good snake...and I don't care where it is.

Yep, agree with Deerhunter

No kidding. I don't trust my towel-snapping technique enough to do this (and I'd also never pick up a live rattler like this weirdo). I'd probably short arm it, not snap it's neck, and just whip it back towards my body and get bit in the damn face.

Can't fix stupid.

Did they stop making buckshot?

yup. that.

If this one was about a foot longer, I would have ate him. As it was, I escorted him off the lease road to get fatter for our next encounter.

Yep he is a bad [censored] until that sucker one day swings around and gets him - then he is running for his truck to find a hospital to save his butt - media makes people do really stupid stuff - the older one gets the more one figures out that sooner or later karma will get you

That moment you read something and it's just the most no b.s. thing you have ever read but reading it still blows your mind.

Ok, if you are taking selfies with a rattlebug you might be...

Not me. 12 gauge is my weapon of choice.

Looks like it too risky to me, I prefer the shotgun method

I won't give him any guff, that took some courage.

I killed one last night with a boy scout shovel

Gotta manage that rattle snake herd