LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Some deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office came face to face with a scaly friend Thursday, Sept. 1, near a home.
Deputies received a call about the large Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake that was hanging out near a home. Luckily, Deputy Jim VanPelt, who is also licensed through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as a large constructor contractor, used his training and experience.
He was able to wrangle the large rattler using proper equipment.
"The rattler was safely relocated to a desolate area, diffusing the slithery situation," the sheriff's office said in its Facebook post.
Anyone who encounters a venomous animal is asked to not approach it but instead call a licensed professional for removal.
"While Deputy VanPelt was able to do this without harming the animal, not all deputies are experienced certified serpent specialists," the agency wrote.
