• Dozens of rattlesnakes removed from under Texas home

    ALBANY, Texas (AP) - A Texas homeowner who reported seeing "a few" snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes living beneath his house.


    Workers later pulled 45 rattlesnakes from underneath the home near Albany, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) west of Dallas, according to the company's Facebook page. Video shows numerous large snakes coiled up as workers use long poles to pull the animals out.



    Hawkins told Abilene TV station KTXS that his company removes about 2,000 snakes per year.

    "Most people get bit when people are trying to harm or harass the snake," Hawkins said.

    State wildlife officials say that about 7,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States but very few bites are fatal. Officials say that on average, one to two people die in Texas each year from a venomous snake bite.

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