[wterrell]

Hold on there! Rattlesnakes are quick!
I was bitten by a timber rattler about 20 years ago while running my dogs on a creek bottom. Whenever I was young, I was fast. (I could snatch a shadow from under a quail before he could respond with flight.) Came upon this timber rattler and figured that I would catch him. So I quickly reached and grabbed hold of a piece of thick air while the rattler politely licked my arm. I swole-up famously.
I believe Rob's rattlesnake story completely!