Haha...story!
The first rattler I came across after moving here was the one my dog found. Well, he's a curious lad and none too sharp and I was terrified that curiosity was about to claim another cat. I managed to pull my boy away, thankfully, but can't leave this thing in the lot to strike later so I ran in the house to get just what you said and my wife was like, "You can't go firing that thing in the neighborhood!!" Had to do the deed with a friggin' shovel.
