The eastern diamondback is endangered here in NC, and the timber rattler and pygmy rattlers are threatened. Only if one is considered a threat in your property can you kill them legally. The NC Wildlife Commission will remove these snakes for you.
Yes, eagles will kill and eat rattlesnakes.
they can kill you
no
NO, gopher snakes do not kill rattle snakes.
It can depend. Usually, foxes would try to avoid snakes and snakes foxes. But, if the two were to get in a fight, there are too many variable to come up with an answer. Foxes can kill rattlesnakes, but it can also be the other way around.
Yes if it can be avoided.
Yes, if you do not seek medical attention.
Yes
they don't all the do is kill people
that is illegial confidentiality
No there are no Rattlesnakes on Martha's Vineyard. However there are Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts. They are called Timber Rattlesnakes and they are found in the Blue Hills Reservation near Boston, and the Connecticut River Valley and the Berkshires. Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts are ENDANGERED so it is illegal to kill, Harm, or Harass these reptiles.
Two of the three species found there, eastern diamondback, and timber rattlesnakes are protected.