Some years ago in AL. We were at our land building stands, well during the day one of the memebers shot a 5ft rattler!

It was put into the back of the pick up and forgotten. Well, later that day while heading back to the camp I was standing in the back of the truck holding on to the top of the cabin when! This dang snake started rapping itself around me and accually hit my boot![]

Apparently it wasnt dead or they can still manage to strick or coil while dead, dieing or what ever.

Man! needless to say it was dead for sure after this.