five foot rattlesnake in driveway around 9:30 tonight. kids rang doorbell to let me know. go for help. snake coiled up on front door mat and i couldn't get back into house. neighbors and i (watched) caught and beheaded snake. have picture of dead snake, but don't know how to post (only adds to my computer illiteracy). cops (two ??? ) showed up later upset that snake was already dead. they then couldn't determine whose patrol car to put dead snake in for prank....learned neighborhood built on old farmland and that this is the fifth snake caught and killed within three houses around mine. time to buy a shotgun!! woo hoo!!!