Have you seen a rattlesnake or copperhead?

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I seen both these dangerous snakes when I was growing up. We moved onto a farm when my dad retired from the army when i was in the 3rd grade. The previous owners had let it get pretty badly overgrown and we had to clear it out. There were lots of snakes. Dad and my brothers killed a lot of them. I remember when I was playing with my friend by the tire swing, I was barefoot and I was not supposed to be, and I looked down and there was a baby timber rattler about 3 feet away from my foot. I told my friend to slowly back away and then run get my dad. I had my bb gun leaning against the tree but couldn't reach it without moving and I was scared to move. My dad got there with his gun and shot the snake and then I got a lecture about shoes again. A baby timber rattler is just as poisonous as an adult.