Anyone have experience with these things? I have quite a few buzz worms to deal with and am curious if these are a viable option or if I just need to keep an old shotgun handy or buy something like a judge. I wasted 6 rounds from my carry pistol today trying to hit a snake. I have an old 357 pistol I could load up with these and keep in the truck if they will do the deed.

These sorts of threads have an interesting outcome when someone posts a dead timber rattler they killed.

Which are no longer protected in Texas, that I'm aware.

I thought the same thing. But, according to TPWD, still protected.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wil...e%20the%20second,(0.58%20to%200.9%20kg).

I sincerely hope this is a moot point for me. If I'm ever in east Texas...again, I've messed up massively.

Click me, then click Attached Graphic ->Texas Threatened Species - last amended two years ago

This came up a year or two ago and information was all over the place, so I contacted a local Game Warden and asked him. He said yes, the Timber Rattlesnake was removed from the "Threatened List" in Texas and is no longer protected, but TP&W hasn't updated their website yet. Not sure what's taking them so long.

These sorts of threads have an interesting outcome when someone posts a dead timber rattler they killed.