RATTLESNAKE!!!!!!!!

Bill and I went to a regional young adult activity in Lava one night and got home around midnight. As we were walking up the sidewalk to the front door, we could hear a rattling sound. I asked Bill if he could hear it and he said "Yes, It sounds like a rattlesnake." He got a flashlight and sure enough there was one coiled in the flower garden ready to strike. He got out his shot gun and I was relieved that I wouldn't have to worry about it until he told me I had to hold the flashlight so he could see it to shoot it. Needless to say, it took more than one shot because I shut my eyes and accidentally moved the flashlight when he went to shoot. We have had lots of different snakes around in the summer but never a rattlesnake.