I never kill a rattlesnake, unless I have the opportunity. (Yup !)
If I never know he is there, he is fine and free to go about his business. I hate rattlesnakes. Some close calls as a kid made a lasting impression.
Fortunately for me and them, I don't run into one very often.

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"If you don't know where you're going, you may wind up somewhere else".
Yogi Berra