I had one in Southern Arizona that got one of my German Shorthairs one morning when we were quail hunting, there was actually 4-5 desert rattlers bunched up in a nest, after my dog expired, I shot them all...and will continue to do so...it's just here in Southern California and Arizona where I hunt mostly, we have pretty frequent run-ins with 'em...and we have had some close calls...so for me I don't have a problem killing them...the only good one is a dead one...the dog thing happened 31 years ago...and it still gets to me to lose a great animal.

Sorry to hear about your dog man!

I still sometimes miss all my old dogs, they become a huge part of your life. I can fully understand how you feel about rattlers.

before and after of the same dog, story on " sport dog thread "

bit in the muzzle by a diamond back

Sure glad you or your dog didnt get bit congrats on a good kill

how old....? I wanna say they're born with 4 or 6 rattles then get another one every year after.....so 9 rattles.....is either 5 or 3 yrs old......

Sick... did he make it? Sorry to hear about your other dog. I really hate them rattlers. I hope I never get bit by one!

Well I am not sure... cause the other one that I shot it was about 8 to 9 inches long and it only had one rattle. but he was probably only 5/6 moths old to