I have to worry about Western Diamondbacks around my house and land. I had a smaller dog bit by one and I killed one by my working dogs kennel one night. Fortunately I had put up metal mesh around the base of the kennel runs so he couldn’t get inside. A shovel worked just fine.
I take care walking around my yard. You get used to looking in bushes before you walk by them. I know one lady who was bitten by a rattler in her garage when she reached into some shelving.
They’re around but you just don’t see them.
I think this was the first Steve Irwin video I ever watched. There’s some crazy work here.