re: Thinking this was a mostly innocent nonvenomous garden variety yard snake right?

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I’d rather the children not get bitten / die but thanks for your concern

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CDC Link

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Each year, an estimated 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States, and about 5 of those people die. The number of deaths would be much higher if people did not seek medical care.

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I'll never understand the need to kill an animal because I was scared of something so infinitesimally remote happening. More over, killing an animal of any kind and not using it in some fashion is immoral to me. Skin it or eat it or both. Cutting the rattles off to show your buddies doesn't count.

Hell, just move it. I've relocated plenty of copperheads and rattlesnakes in my neighborhood. We have a ton of copperheads here.

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Ended up building a house, getting the wife pregnant and changing jobs. Decided to hold off until things calm down

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Good on you

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Was he coiled up when you shot, or is that 3 different shots?

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looks like an adrenalin job

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I'll never understand the need to kill an animal because I was scared of something so infinitesimally remote happening.

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What are the odds of permanent damage or losing a digit? I've known plenty of people that have lost dogs to snakes.

I never kill non-poisonous snakes though.

You do you. I’ll kill every fricking one I see.

Nice Timber rattler. We get HUGE ones up in Mississippi. 4-5 feet with 8 to 12 rattles and a button were the last 2.

Some guys have all the luck.

I would be absolutely giddy if one of those found its way into my yard.

Why in gods name would you think that’s non venomous

Coiled haha

I gave you an upvote