Rattlers do eat good as I have eaten them..same for python if cooked right as we ate one in Nam. Past couple days, wife’s brother lives 15 miles east of us, he had 5 12” copperheads in his front porch,,killed them,,her nephew lives 20 miles from us east near Mitchell, IN,,killed a 3’ off his front porch. Due to cold mornings 20 degrees below normal temps,,I think the snakes are sunning themselves to get warm and reason they are so exposed. Soooo,,it’s not just me having issues. We are presently 15-20 degrees below normal and not going to warm up to normal temps for at least a week to 10 days.