That picture of the momma rattler with the 17 babies calls for a double barrel 12ga and 2 rounds of AA # 8 skeet loads. I've got one setting behind the back door at the Ranch for just such occasions.
When I found mommy and 17 babies I had hopped on the tractor and ridden down to the back of the place with the intention of using the tractor bucket to flip the trough over then take pictures of it so I could sell it. For some reason I grabbed my H&R 929 instead of one of the .38's. So when I found the wad of serpents I used the only shot load in the cylinder to take her out first (at VERY close range I might add), did the best I could on the little ones, then grabbed a dead mesquite limb a d pummeled the rest to death as they scattered through the brush. I'm sure it was quite a sight...
