I've been lurking here a while, and thought I'd jump in.



Hello, I've been doing animal rescue in a volunteer capacity for a long time. I am always the one who is out pulling rattlers out of people's houses around here, and have a lot of experience working with them in this regard. It saves people a lot of money over calling a pest control company, and I really enjoy it. Not everyone gets to see these beautiful and mis-understood creatures. Now I have kept tons of snakes in the past, just not any venomous ones. But last week I pulled a baby Western Diamondback out from under some ladies couch, and never having seen one this small, I decided to keep it for a month or so. Around here, most of the Western Diamondbacks I remove are at least 3-4ft in length in not larger. Whereas, this one's body is just over a foot, maybe 15". I have the utmost respect for these guys, as they are responsible for the majority of the snake bites in this area. So when I took this photograph, I took it through the glass of the aquarium. He seems really moody, and if he doesn't calm down, I'm gonna release him sooner.



HH,

Carraig

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