Kinda reminds me of the whole, but who will bell the cat story. You'all have some pretty onrey snakes around, but, I've noticed that just about any snake will bite, they might not be venomous, but it still hurts! The only snakes I have around the house are cute, little snakes. They look like big earthworms. If you found one ten inches long, it would be a monster, they can't open their mouths wide enough to bite. There's another snake, out in the country, that are super mellow, King snakes, you can pick them up and put them around your neck, they don't care. Other than that, the rest of the bunch are pretty bittey. Good luck on your rattle project, I'd like to see a picture of your work.