I was hunting in southern AZ in 1999. I was walking with my hunting partner trying to glass some cours deer. Walking through some wooded area, there was a fallen tree across the trail. Instead of stepping over the trunk, I hopped on top of it and heard a loud hiss. It was a Green Mohave rattler on the other side sunning itself. I was carrying a S&W 645 in a shoulder holster. I quickly took careful aim and let fly a 230 grain Win HP at that Mohave. Took his head right off and was nowhere to be found. My buddy had no idea what was going on when he heard the shot, but once he saw the rattler, he got the picture. Glad I didn’t just step over.
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Green Mohave Rattlesnake
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Smith & Wesson model 645 in 45 acp