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I snapped its rattles off yesterday and took a pic. I checked this morning and the raccoons had hauled its carcass off. Darn raccoons are good for something! Counted 11 rattles and a button.

So, a couple of hours ago I opened my garage door leading to my cement driveway to carry some trash out.
I always look when I do that--and sure enough---there was a 4 foot diamond-back rattler stretched out on the driveway about six feet away ( a bad shot).
I grabbed my .410 Taurus long gun/shotgun with revolver action loaded with no. 8 two and a half inch rounds out of the gun safe.
What do I do now? I threw a broom and a walking stick at the snake to try and get it to move into the grass so I could get a good shot. No luck, instead it crawled under my Honda and coiled up (bad shot). Now what do I do? I had read you can move a snake with a water hose and pressure nozzle so I was lucky that the hose and nozzle were nearby and directed some hi-stream water it. That moved it under the Expedition (bad shot). I kept squirting it and it finally moved into the grass (good shot!).
I then dispatched it with the .410.
This had a happy ending but if I had not known the snake was there and it was coiled under my Honda it could have easily bitten me before I saw it as I was getting into the car.
Folks, if you live in the country or even a wooded subdivision watch where you step and look under your cars!