Raw unedited footage of catching a timber rattler.

[@j.chriswatson6847]

Leave it to the KZbin "experts" to be dumping on a man who did more than they ever would do to remove a threat from people and pets. The man saved it. I would have killed it. I commend the man for stepping up.

[@FluffyRose-yp9rx]

FYI They’re a protected species so please record it and post if you ever do kill 1

[@j.chriswatson6847]

FYI, unless they're in VA, then timber rattlers are only protected in some North East states. I don't live in VA, or the NE. I'll take my chances on killing one, if I deem it necessary.

[@andyholt3057]

Ya but there is a right and a wrong way of doing thing's so he definitely wasn't not hurting the snake that was a metal rake!!!!

[@j.chriswatson6847]

@@andyholt3057 It was a leaf rake. I've used them for various animals. You use what you have available.

[@andyholt3057]

@@j.chriswatson6847 had two sticks so use those not the rake. And no need to hurt the animal that's all.

[@joseywales3819]

Who in the cornbread hell taught this person to catch a snake???

[@amadablam8229]

He’s trying to figure it out on his own.

[@joseywales3819]

@@amadablam8229 but I see him looking away at traffic, twice he looked away. All he woulda had to do was lay the trash can on it’s side, and within 10-15 seconds just with the sticks the snake woulda gladly made it’s way in.

[@4cClubT]

Patting & raking the snake ? reminds me of the elderly man in Florida who tried to mount a gator vid

[@seanp9157]

@@joseywales3819 classic old guy, rattlesnake isnt gonna stop him from mean mugging every car, "what in sam hill is that car gittin up to, driving round like that?"

[@harleyvulcancobra4.619]

That’s the way moonshiners do,they have to see every car that goes by just in case it’s the revenuers ! We would watch and listen to every car to see where it went!All he had to do was lay the can on it’s side and watch the snake crawl in it like somebody else said!That one means there’s probably more not far away!😎

[@FOTAP97]

The cameraman was so incredibly helpful.

[@paulshriver1132]

He was, by staying out of the way.

[@Gruffyruff2195]

He raked his whole yard trying to catch it!!!!🤣👍

[@auto_5]

Oh shit 😂😅😂

[@derrickj8424]

And took time to acknowledge each neighbor that drove by! “Hey Bill, see you at bingo this weekend”

[@mariadavis3832]

Dang sure did. 🤣

[@sceptre1922]

Lay the can on its side and guide the snake into the can is what I would have done. However, you got the controls. I guess the snake wasn't into a rake massage.

[@davidgrove481]

Hahahaha..."rake massage" 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidgrove481]

What was that fanning with a lawn rake?!! Lol

[@davidgrove481]

Sorry man, probably a nice fellow, but not very athletic :/

[@bruce-qm5fl]

I came to the comments just to see if anyone else was thinking the same thing I was. I watched this and it took me all of 1 second to figure that out. Lay the trash can on its side and the snake will crawl right in. Slapping him with a rake doesn't make him happy.

[@WickedintheStarlight]

Bad idea by turning the can on its side it would leave open an opportunity for a very quick and sneaky attack strike while he is trying to set the can back up right again. Calling animal control to remove it would've been best.

[@billc6828]

If you try catching a timber rattlesnake with a stick and a worn out lawn rake, you might be a REDNECK!!

[@robinchemin3631]

Also stupid!

[@chestermcpeak3205]

If you're not a redneck you're probably running cry to your mama

[@seanp9157]

And still have time to mean mug any car that drives by!

[@TheJsalling]

Yer giving rednecks some bad credit. We don't do stupid things like that.🤪

[@Astro_touches_children]

As a certified redneck I can tell you that we catch them with.22 pistols.

[@mikefinn]

Rattlesnakes that come into my yard don't come back for a second visit.

[@MrReplica77]

The fact that he didn’t get bit is a miracle!!!!

[@andrewmeadors]

🤣🤣 We deal with them every year.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

If you deal with them every year and this is how you do it I feel REALLY bad for these poor snakes.@@andrewmeadors

[@rongenung]

Whew! I began to feel sorry for the poor rattlesnake. But I credit the man for his perseverance. This illustrates the point that one should always have the right tools for any job.

[@pamfink4052]

"how to get bit by a ticked off rattler" 🤣🤣

[@twister6909]

I gotta idea, leave it alone . We had rattlesnakes at my grandmother's place in Texas, ran across them every once in a while, and I just simply stayed clear of them. You magnify your chance of getting bit 100% by messing around with it like this man did.

[@andrewmeadors]

🤣😂 Nah, I should have blown it into rattlesnake burger truthfully. I have kids and rattlesnakes don't need to be hanging around in my yard.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

If you have kids then you show them how to man up and deal with these guys properly and humanely. You don't want them to grow up to become violent assholes who kill anything they can't be bothered to understand.@@andrewmeadors

[@gregkeppel310]

Where’s your .410 snake charmer ?

[@Hvac-tx2bt]

This man has business trying to catch this snake. He obviously does not know what he is doing.

[@andrewmeadors]

Lmao, he's caught plenty. Did you see him get bit? Nope.

[@Teoruelas75]

@@andrewmeadors what state they found her in?

[@andrewmeadors]

@@Teoruelas75 we live in SE Kentucky

[@brakesforsnakes757]

I wouldn't celebrate being a lucky hack.@@andrewmeadors

[@justingordon9521]

I feel like it would have been a lot less stress on the snake if you weren't beating it with a garden rake

[@jamesbennett9654]

This guy belongs in the dumbbell classroom, perfect way on how not to catch a snake, the snake is way pissed now and would deliver "All its venom"; He is on a fool's Aaron

[@BakerBaker1-9]

What's a "fools Aaron " ??? Or did you mean errand ??? I learnt that in dumbbell class

[@scootar097]

Steve Irwin, that you?

[@johnsimms818]

12 ga. Works really well !

[@beewilliams5402]

Just kill it

[@daveward1484]

Absolutely amazed that this man did not get bitten. Also surprised the snake survived this rough handling.

[@commiesnzombies]

i once shot a water moccasin / cotton mouth about 30 feet away in the water with a bb gun and that thing turned and swam right towards me on the shore and continued to chase me on land for a while

[@andrewmeadors]

@@commiesnzombies dang. I hate em.

[@chriswinslow1979]

@@commiesnzombies I don’t believe it chased you. Snakes retreat from humans. People that get bit are either messing with the snake or don’t see it and almost step on it or reach down to get something with out seeing it. If you leave them alone, they will leave you alone.

[@mx500a4]

@@chriswinslow1979 He's not lying, cottonmouths are extremely aggressive. I personally know people who have had cottonmouths chase them.

[@charleshunter2041]

@@chriswinslow1979 I've had 2 copperheads chase me. Very curious and aggressive snakes. Both were in a park area where they couldn't be legally killed. I assume that's why they didn't fear man. The only reason dangerous animals fear man is because the ones that don't have very short lives.

[@johnkendall6962]

This is how people get bit.

[@rekindling_the_fire]

I agree

[@JohnGalt-vr3lx]

Lol. Not really. In rural Texas or new mexico, if you need a rattlesnake removed, you either kill it or catch it. There isn't anyone to come do it. Maybe for those of you who live in little box apartments in cities this seems dangerous, but more of us die from tractor rollovers or livestock accident. Some of out antibiotics we use on the cattle you eat are lethal to humans. You get some in you, you die, even if you go to the best hospital. Life has risks but a life well lived is worth those risks, rather than living in fear like a hamster in a cage

[@johnkendall6962]

@@JohnGalt-vr3lx I actually live on a farm in the country and yes we learned how to take care of ourselves because by the time police or rescue got to you it was over. I was more commenting on his lack of experience and trying to use the tools the way he was then the danger he was in. We don't have diamond backs but we have copperheads and timber rattlesnakes. A few would get in my grandparents lawn every year.

[@cedricjackson7521]

If a snake is trying to get away from you, let the snake go

[@seanp9157]

@@cedricjackson7521 he chased the thing almost out of his yard!

[@beejisback8162]

My ass was holding my breath! I kept jumping every time he dropped that snake! Omg that was intense af! Awesome Video! Thank You for sharing!

[@shLSS]

3 years from now, the snake hook is about to be invented in this remote part of the world ;-)

[@andrewmeadors]

Check my shorts for another video of a rattlesnake caught at my parents house only 3 weeks after this one.

[@tracyscheuermann9959]

where do you live? those are some big ass Timbers

[@andrewmeadors]

@@tracyscheuermann9959 SE Kentucky

[@marylwilliams64]

@@andrewmeadors biggest I ever seen was a older brother cleaning his yard and almost stepped on a timber right at 10 feet long and big as a navel orange or grapefruit- it was huge. The man stood at 6 feet tall and the timber rattler was held high as his height dragging the ground and below his knees on the other side of the pine tree limb . It was in Utica S. C. If I recall correctly. Real clear photo

[@daymonlindsey8150]

12 gauge would eliminate all that trouble and fuss.

[@servantsoldier5207]

Daymon I’m thinking exactly like you

[@daymonlindsey8150]

@@servantsoldier5207 Nothing but boots and hat bands to me...

[@dlkline27]

I just learned that catching a timber rattler requires you make it good and angry first, then trapping is easy. LOL

[@bobsquatchwuzhere6347]

Had a similar situation with a Timber Rattlesnake in my yard a few years ago. Timber Rattlesnakes are very timid and do everything they can to get away. They are not at all aggressive and will only bite if threatened. They are also an endangered species. Although, I commend this man for not harming the snake, what he did was very dangerous and he put himself and the others with him at risk. Catching and releasing an animal like that is best left to the professionals.

[@redfoley9608]

Endangered hell. They’re everywhere here in state of West Virginia

[@drive9997]

Snowflake

[@thecornastore]

I don't think there endangered they're found all along the east coast and on the channel rattlesnake solutions they found one clear out in Arizona which is out of the way from them

[@bobsquatchwuzhere6347]

@@redfoley9608 They're listed as endangered in 9 states, mine is one of them, WV is not. But, your neighbors, Virginia and Ohio have them listed as endangered. They are also "protected" in all of the Appalachian states due to a huge decline in their population. Yes, even in WV.... You can only take 1 per year and it has to be at least 42 inches... Also, They are considered to be 100% extirpated in Maine and Rhode Island. They are clearly a species that is in jeopardy.

[@redfoley9608]

@@bobsquatchwuzhere6347 Mac Moore in state of Kentucky killed 27 this year. Good for him.

[@SAC5665]

Just an observation, wouldn't it have been easier to put the trash can on its side and directing the snake into it? Anyway kudos to the gentlemen for relocating it.

[@danielcook4712]

Yes, and with how terrified this snake was it would of probably went right in.

[@bruce-qm5fl]

Yes , it would have.

[@winstonchurchill4651]

Pro tip: They're easier to move when dead.

[@Yeshua_is_Adonai]

@@xlZENlxonly good snake is a dead snake.

[@duanchamp1988]

Ooo lol

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

​@@Yeshua_is_AdonaiIndiana Jones hated them for good reason

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

​@@xlZENlxalso true but at the same time don't want your dog or kid dead

[@silent1967]

​@@xlZENlxHumans have God given domain of the earth not animals or reptiles.

[@angelatucker2886]

You think spanking him will calm him!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@5954ldydi]

Yeah can't figure out why in the world he did that. Maybe to let some aggression out? A quick time out and reassessment to formulate a better plan would have been better. Thank goodness for his friend who reminded him about the hoe.

[@5954ldydi]

This is an update to my previous comment. After I posted my previous comment I think I know why he was smacking the rattlesnake with the rake. I believe he was trying to give it a stressful experience without hurting it so once he relocated the snake it would think not to return in the future. Not sure if I am right but it's the only thing that makes sense to me.

[@charleshunter2041]

@@5954ldydi I'm pretty sure he was making snake get exhausted so he wouldn't squirm out of stick grip. The cameraman says "he's tired now" at some point.

[@tomcatt998]

Spank the old guy 🤣

[@scotabot7826]

That man is so, so lucky he didn't get tagged!! I did get one heck of a laugh though. This should be showed of what not to do.

[@brucelangseth8566]

Southern MN is infested with Timber Rattlesnakes. We have lots of them in the yard. I had a rattle snake living in my work shop for 4 years. Somehow he got used to seeing me and my scent. Never ever took a defensive posture toward me. Got a lot of cool rattlesnake photos. Often he'd just sit by the door and watch me work, I've been within a couple of inches of him and still he was just curious. I Never had mouse. Rattlesnakes really don't want to be around people. They rarely bite unless teased or touched. Then the day came when my wife decided to use my woodshed for one of her projects. Sneaky Pete (that was his name) all 4.5 feet of him, did NOT appreciate her presences at all. Sadly, it was a tough choice between clean laundery and Pete. I'm glad you relocated him. I'd suggest if you have a lot of those snakes get a better system than a stick. :).

[@dmvbay2535]

waitaminit, so you killed Sneaky Pete?

[@shelbypayne59]

Sounds to me like a movie in the making...sneaky pete the real story.

[@benjaminmorgan1578]

If my dad was still alive he would say "dumb ass"

[@andrewmeadors]

Such an insightful comment.

[@tomsawer8696]

The snake was so pissed it would inject whole venom bag into this dude if given a chance.

[@Fetchem1222]

That snake had a rough day. Bright side, it survived.

[@andrewmeadors]

That's right. Better than killing it for sure. It got relocated to a safer place for everyone.

[@Fetchem1222]

@@andrewmeadors good job!

[@turkeywad]

No snakes or humans were harmed in this video!

[@glennharrison7036]

"Bright side"? 🙄 After all that, they should have killed the fukka. When in that tub, I could have just brought boiling water in. It would at least have been a clean death.😂

[@andrewhawkins8616]

Good grief. This wouldn't taken me about twenty seconds, and no rake.

[@flat6fever680]

This was like me trying to eat noodles with chopsticks.

[@billbutler2452]

1965, I was 13. Devil's Gate Dam park, La Canada, CA, Near J.P.L. I caught a baby snake, maybe a foot long, poor grip, tossed it, it turned midair, 1 fang caught a corner of my thumb. 5 days in L.A. County Gen. Hosp., forearm and hand swelled up bigger than Steve Garvey's. Had 4 antivenom shots within 30 min. 3 /wrist, 1 / shoulder, at Huntington Memorial / Pasadena, then sent on to L.A.Gen. Worst pain I've ever dealt with, after the swelling kicked in. Fast forward 40 years, living rural, Orange & Olive groves, Cattle, lots of B.L.M. remote foothills, feral pig, snakes, wildlife animals. I would hike around the hills and pasture with a .22. Good year was 20, any rattler within 100 yards of the house. I learned to skin and tan. Illegal to sell the skins, but legal to barter, worked well for craft folk making baskets and gourd stuff. And one of the better gifts you can give a high school foreign exchange student going home to Asia or Europe is a snake skin. Rolls up in a ziplock, fits easy in their luggage, and the rural California stories they'll tell for the rest of their lives while shaking a rattler will give them a different kind of reputation.

[@jstickwins8172]

Damn I'm as tired as that damn snake.

[@jeffnorman1598]

He stressed that snake out it's a wonder if it survived. He shouldn't be handling snakes at all.

[@andrewmeadors]

I could have blown it's head off like I had originally planned to do.

[@woodrowboudreaux9951]

We are just having a few laughs. Now it’s a flattlesnake

[@micjam1986]

@@andrewmeadors thats what I would have done

[@redlobster4841]

I don't think he planned to be playing with snakes that day

[@redlobster4841]

@@andrewmeadors you should have and eaten that bad boy they're good

[@tomodiero7524]

Under no circumstances is that the right way to catch any snake......

[@InCloseFighter]

I fucking lost my shit when the cameraman said, "Sheeeeeiiiiiiiit"....😂😂😂

[@blairgomsrud7127]

That was excruciating to watch, lol, had to finally fast forward to see if that old fart ever got that damn thing in the can!😂

[@brakesforsnakes757]

As someone who can competently handle venomous I couldn't make it past the 15 second mark.

[@NoUseForAName0626]

Just curious what state do ya'll live in? The many times ive thought about moving back to Southeastern KY, up in the Mountains and in the country, (about 15-20 minutes north of the Tennessee/Ky state line) I'll just stay in the big city in Indiana 😂😂🤘

[@jstickwins8172]

Somebody get pops back in the damn house, for God's sake. What's he doing with the rake other than pissin that thing off

[@andycondlin872]

Ever hear of snake tongs?

[@gskessingerable]

Old man has no idea what he's doing. He's lucky he didn't get bit.

[@andrewmeadors]

Check my short videos fir another he caught if you think he doesn't know what he's doing.

[@PitbullUtah]

"How not to catch a rattlesnake."

[@jeffreyhall838]

Stress on the snake?! That guy did way more than i would have, i would have killed it and put it out of its stress 😂😂

[@josephrogers8213]

Their is 4 kinds of snakes I'm afraid of . Big ones little ones live ones and dead ones

[@seeshellslife7273]

Being from the south , this is an embarrassment ! Can on side , and take him in! Wow ! Really gramps !

[@winstonchurchill4651]

My idea the entire time.

[@seeshellslife7273]

@@winstonchurchill4651 😎

[@shawnlancaster4370]

Snake: It was the worst day of my life Billy! That old man raked me over and over and over again!

[@A.a.ronDunMessedUp]

That was a challenge! He's a beautiful snake. Great job!

[@curtisfairman6239]

This is exactly how people get bitten!

[@chrisgarcia5462]

My dad back in the early 80's used a rack the same by holding in down then with the other holding a 6ft hose filled with about 10in of concrete in one end would swing it around over his head and wack it on head a couple of times till he kills it. The biggest one he ever killed measured just under 7ft and it had 14 scales on the tail.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

You sound proud of your @sshole father.

[@SewFrancine6120]

That poor snake tormented. That old man is lucky to be alive

[@jasonleshuk]

This is like Peter Griffin with the frog 😆

[@donnaaltizer9835]

Seems to be making the snake madder by the minute beating with the rake! Ahhhhhh

[@derekgilson9479]

I think they should have gotten a professional to relocate the snake. And beat that old guy with a rake to see how he likes it

[@brakesforsnakes757]

1000%

[@gordonharper9126]

Don't repeat this home kids.

[@Croiseeman]

CCI round would have been safer.

[@alioreo2451]

WOW. That is one big snake. Glad no one, including the snake was hurt. Took me a bit to realize the rake was to get it to curl up and also to wear it out.

[@euxinebox]

Snake was overtly tortured before being "captured"

[@northernlight696]

Yes, a very skilled snake handler - only 50 attempts to put a snake in a garbage can.

[@jjlivepattern]

This snake probably would’ve crawled into the can on his or her own. But you’d have to carefully ‘right the can quickly’ and haVe a top ready. You see how desperate this snake was to try to escape. Yeah, hand it to these guys, they did their best and were fairly brave.. A sheet with an extremely tight bungee cord, rope or ratchet strap holding it down tight at the top just under the rim may have worked lol. If you live in a ‘venomous snakey area’ keep the lid handy also. and get a real snake stick. Especially don’t kill non-venomous snakes! and the venomous ones also if you can SAFELY remove or get help. Thumbs up guys 👍

[@neilmurray6943]

Where was this film taken?

[@nicholassims1947]

You have the wrong tool. Shovel tip right behind the head and then firmly step down on the shovel head.

[@marcusd6096]

Main man on the camera said shiiid😂. I'm right there with you. No way I would've attempted that with 2 sticks.

[@andrewmeadors]

Nope, lol

[@TheWabbit]

That was a big timber, he wasn't starving that's for sure.

[@jennah5578]

Slapping and poking the poor thing with sticks isn’t gonna help.

[@kenharper7189]

Why is he trying to catch it to begin with? My grandfather taught me a long time ago that the only good snake is a dead one!

[@andrewmeadors]

I agree it needed killed but my dad insists on relocating them.

[@petercarmeci8317]

Dude was well intentioned, even though he beat the shit out of it. Seriously though, good on him relocating it. I don’t know what state he’s in, but in the Northeast, they’re a protected species.

[@andrewmeadors]

SE KY, that's why he relocated it due to being protected.

[@philipplunk5853]

This man doesn't know what he's doing. That's how alor of people get bite.

[@TruePatriot59]

Was it lunch after catching it?

[@jorear74]

A 12 gauge would have been quicker.

[@ShamarcusDickinson]

Buddy said " Sshhhiiiiiiddd" 😂😂

[@stevesls007]

Wow! "Snake wrangling" with a couple of sticks! Brave and compassionate fellow. Good job considering what you had to work with!

[@JustApril55]

I'm with the guy filming...shiidd!!🤣

[@NoUseForAName0626]

Hahahaha!! Same!! 😂😂🤘

[@gordonharper9126]

Yeah turn around and look behind you when you're playing with a deadly snake. Go get another f****** rake.

[@micjam1986]

Do you know the clear tubes that slide over a 4' florescent light? I was watching guys in Pennsylvania ..they would use the long handle grabbers and hold the snake and put the tube infront of its face .. it will go up the tube.. when it's half way in.. with one hand grab the tube and snake to hold it.. perfectly safe once it's inside

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I’d do the same with a shotgun tube. Only no need to pick up the snake after that

[@micjam1986]

@@arthurbrumagem3844 😂🤣

[@bdickinson6751]

Leatherwood outdoors!

[@micjam1986]

@@bdickinson6751 yes😁ty

[@bdickinson6751]

@@micjam1986 👍

[@buddyboy66]

Ah! The ol’ TWO-STICK method! Brilliant!

[@sog4646]

He's obviously never used chopsticks.

[@karenmays8889]

He should get snake tongs. Better than two sticks.

[@jeffgross8917]

12 gauge works faster

[@andrewmeadors]

Big FACT. Sure would have made things easier.

[@hi-techredneck8076]

You know what I don't mind relief relocating black snakes but when it comes to venomous snakes I let the 12 gauge shotgun do my work

[@Dan-zq5lb]

12 gauge would of took care of the problem

[@raymondbriscoe9467]

Put the can on side close to snake scoop it in with rake, simple. It's not rocket building.

[@user-sf9pq5ox7w]

what are you doing beside pissing off the snake? how come you don't have a gripper thing at your house? you are asking for trouble with the tools you have.

[@micha6887]

“Let me handle this” 🤣

[@UknowWhoWeR]

He’s definitely pissing it off!

[@jillcostello6669]

You need a snake stick. That is how we move Rattlesnakes. Good luck.

[@williamstalvey6920]

Rumor has it, its March 2024 and Elmer is still trying to catch the timber rattlesnake!!!

[@charlesblanton9409]

Don't catch it shoot it, the best snack is a dead snake

[@chefkholla]

Raw unedited footage of a fool

[@TheWildwoodPicker]

That is Lesson 101 on why you call a professional to come in and get rid of the snake problem. That was very frustrating watching this guy try to catch that snake.

[@drjprice]

Timber Rattlesnakes are protected, this man is really aggravating this snake, it is really mad

[@richardhincemon]

Depending on what state the Timber rattlesnake lives in but the man should have called wildlife officials for the relocation of the snake instead of risky methods to capture it.

[@mrhodes9160]

Good job grandpaw! Ignore rude comments and thanks for being an inspiration. Kids today are a weak weasely generation that think they know it all when they don't know squat.

[@maryannanderson2213]

Is there some reason the man didn't just lay the trash can on its side so they could just rake the snake into it instead of having to actually pick it up? I'm not a professional rattlesnake wrangler but it seems to me that would be easier.

[@jasoncastillo1142]

Grampian got some balls of steel

[@coreysimon7235]

He's wearing it out first so it's easier to catch.

[@andrewmeadors]

Finally someone who gets it.

[@Slo-ryde]

There is no fool…. Like an old fool; this man had his guardian angel with him on that day!😊

[@fungiformenow]

Why didn’t he lay the bin flat and guide the snake in?

[@elcomandante9m]

Invest in a good set of snake tongs or snake hook to safely move the snake. Both for human safety and the snake’s safety. You could easily break it’s vertebrae like that. I do not condone killing any snake as they are very essential to the ecosystem.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

💗

[@Zhukov-3]

Nice size timber rattler. Thanks for being safe and the snake to

[@fixdelacroix-france7985]

COURAGEOUS!I wanna know in which part of the USA is it.

[@andrewmeadors]

Eastern