Oops, I see you already said N.W. FL in your irst post...

In case you can't find someone nearby:

The usual procedure we suggest for someone who wants to move a venomous snake themselves is to lay a trash can on it's side and use a broom to "sweep" the snake inside without ever getting near it. A baby pygmy is so small, you may never get it over the edge if the can. Perhaps use a broom to sweep it into a shovel or one of those dustpan-on-a-stick things and scoop it into a trashcan or bucket?

They can be a little wiggly, but as long as you can work from a few feet away you're pretty safe. Just don't back yourself into a corner or something before you start, or have things on the ground behind you that you can trip over.

He's not going to "go after" you, but you're so big compared to him that he may see you as something he can hide under...
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• Pygmy Rattler (baby) - Momof2, Sun Oct 19 21:22:47 2008
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• RE: Pygmy Rattler (baby) - Momof2, Mon Oct 20 09:13:34 2008
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• RE: Pygmy Rattler (baby) - LarryF, Mon Oct 20 16:53:29 2008
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• RE: Pygmy Rattler (baby) - Greg Longhurst, Mon Oct 20 17:34:57 2008
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