A FedEx driver in Nebraska is being applauded for springing into action after coming face to face with a rattlesnake at a house owner’s door.
The driver, Matt Govier, was providing a package to a consumer’s home in Dawson County previously this month when he discovered the poisonous snake in a corner near the front actions of the home, ABC affiliate NTV reported.
Ring electronic camera video footage from the home, shown NTV, revealed the snake snuggled in a corner by the front door right prior to Govier showed up.
While most would have left, the quick-thinking driver instantly entered into the property owner’s garage to get a shovel and a rake, which he utilized to eliminate the 36-inch-long meadow rattlesnake, according to NTV.
The scary meadow rattlesnake is among numerous rattlers discovered in the United States. They can mature to about 5 feet long, according to the National Park Service.
After butchering the crawling intruder, Govier eliminated the animal’s body from the facilities and texted the property owner, Christie Jones, to let her learn about the close encounter.
“I hope you didn’t have a pet rattlesnake at your front door, because I killed him,” he composed.
“Sorry about the blood,” Govier included.
Jones said in a Facebook post that her 12-year-old child, Kyler, had actually stepped outside the front door simply minutes prior to the “Anaconda sized” rattlesnake was identified by Govier.
Prairie rattlesnakes, called ambush predators, track their victim utilizing thermosensitive pits on their heads, according to the National Park Service. They are understood for being masters at discovering well-hidden areas under thick meadow lawns up until their victim comes within striking range.
“Anyone who really knows me knows how incredibly fearful I am of any kind of snake,” Jones said in the social networks post from Aug. 11.
Jones informed NTV that she’s “very thankful” for Govier’s brave deed. She applauded him in their text exchange, as seen in her Facebook post, and firmly insisted to NTV that he should have to be called FedEx’s worker of the year for “taking care of business.”
The National Park Service advises individuals to offer rattlesnakes “plenty of space and not handle them” to prevent being bitten.
“Bites are more likely to happen if you provoke or attempt to catch a rattlesnake,” the park service says.
