Snake!!!

So, last night I was innocently sitting in my mother's house when all of the sudden I hear my name faintly being yelled. Curious to see who was needing my assistance, I ventured out the back door. To my surprise, my little aunt was at the top of the driveway in what seemed to be a state of panic. All I could decipher was, "Get a hoe, and hurry"; the rest of her words seemed like gibberish. Living on the hill the majority of my life, I knew this meant one thing.... rattlesnake! I scurried, I scrambled, I high stepped it, but as my luck would have it, I could not find a hoe. Fortunately, my mother found one. But here is where the story gets tricky! My mother is too soft hearted to kill a snake; my aunt is too afraid; and I, secretly, was too afraid, too. After a quick game of rock-paper-scissors we decided that Liz would do the honor. WOW! What a sight! After a couple of swings and a few near attempts to amputate her legs, Liz finally made contact. Proud of her success we all gather around to see the damage. In fact, Liz had made great contact; she managed to cut the tip end of the snake off. So now we have an injured rattlesnake and three worthless women. Like something you see from a science-fiction movie, Liz raises the hoe one last time and captures the snake. The snake is pinned down, but it is still alive and still striking! I act fast. Without thinking I barge into our neighbor's house without knocking (the name will remain anonymous to protect the innocent). Well, to my embarrassment, the gentleman that we were hoping would come and save us was sitting in his e-z chair.... in his underwear!! (I knew I should have knocked!) He explains that he will be right there, "after he gets his pants on!" After what seemed like hours, the "Pantless hero" kills the snake. We all gather around and take a peek. That poor snake; he was MAYBE... ten inches long and would have had one rattler, if Liz had not cut it off! But, as they say in rural areas, baby rattlers are as poisonous as big ones. So, if you ever hear your name being called, and someone asking you to get a hoe, make sure you have a sharp hoe.... and ALWAYS knock before entering!!