Ok, proof positive rednecks don't just live in the south.
What ticks me off is they whacked the snake, which was just doing what snakes do when confronted by Darwin-award nominees.
And you'd be amazed at the flack I get on other forums for calling people 'rednecks'.
Sounds like that guy wanted to be bit. Let's dare him to french kiss another rattler after he recovers this time.
DUH!