Shot shells in Lugers?

[Quentin]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

... My best advice for rattlesnakes is to stop, observe and move away. I was bitten several years ago by a 6 footer, 13 rattles..when I tried to pet it. They are rarely aggressive..they want to alert you to their presence so you won't step on them. Mostly they coil in place and you have time to remove yourself from the area...

Great story, Jerry!

After decades of being in the Arizona desert it's also been my policy to walk around snakes. I'm on their land so it's live and let live. To me they are beautiful creatures and certainly not my enemy.

One of my first jobs after the Army was setting traffic counters all over AZ and a few times as I picked up counters I came across a rattler basking in the early morning sun in a coil of black tubing. I'd clatter around with the crowbar pulling the hose up from the pavement and stomp around until he got annoyed and left. Then I could finally get my counter in the middle of the coil and leave. No harm, no foul and I felt good we both had a nice morning! I did warn the other guys to look close at a counter before reaching down to unlock it.