Rattle bug under my door mat that I had just picked up to clean

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Rattle bug 5.0, the non-rattle kind!!!

Sounds like you needed to clean your pants instead.

BTW, just what kind of rattle snake is that?

DOHH

You should look at the snake identification thread in the Open Hunting section.

FWIW, I'd have crapped too.

Young texas rat snake Im pretty sure, not poisonous. Still give you a good spook when your not in the right frame of mind.

Don't let these guys get at you. Most of them believe werefeet exist...and have seen them.

Welcome to the forum.

Ha! I probably would have jumped back about 20 feet. My buddy found 3 babies, just like that one, in his house this previous weekend. I think he had about the same reaction you did.

LOL and this is why I am on here

I thought rat snake too. But the damn thing rattled. Can you post video on here? If so them you can see it rattle. Do rat snakes tales rattle? All snakes are bad snakes to me. But I was going to pick him up and relocate him until I saw that tale rattle right before he would strike

It's a defense mechanism. All snakes can mimick a rattle snake. I have a kingsnake that rattles her tale when I walk in the room.

Greatness

Man-o-man, I'd hate that!

Yes sir, they will rattle their tale so fast against there bodies it almost sounds like one

Hell I have heard it all now. Rat snakes are rattling. Jp if they did that I wasn't aware but I learn new stuff all the time.

I had one of those waiting outside of my backdoor at night a few years ago. The little monster didn't even let my foot touch the ground before biting. Released him a good distance away from the house afterwards for my mothers sake and the snakes

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