Juan and Icki,
Here is a big diamondback rattlesnake killed at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, just outside of Ft. Smith.

Dear friend thats a snake ,i cant believe the size ,where it lived ,how old can the rattlesnakes grew,Juan
Steven cuando vengas de vas a ensenar a atrapar vivoras con la mano ,yo ya agarre varias pero culebras ,IKY
I told him to write in english but ,i supouse he thinks is guns in english classes Juan

Here's an interesting bunch of picts which show a large constrictor that swallowed a human. Although the caption says "South America", I believe that the snake is a reticulated python from Asia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48w3ZI_A2Pk

The tool being used to hold the snake is called "Pillstrom tongs". It was invented by a Ft. Smith doctor, Larry Pillstrom (he died several years ago, but his son still sells the tongs), while he was in school. It functions like a small tool we use in medicine called 'alligator forceps", which I am sure Juan has used in surgery.
http://members.aol.com/Mpillstrom/Home.html

I have a set of these tongs, and also a snake hook. Icki could use a little training before using a set on Jararas!

Two weeks ago, a lady friend was hiking at Lake Ft. Smith, and photographed a medium sized timber-rattler on the trail. In this month's National Geographic Magazine, there is an article on the Ozarks Highland Trail (165 miles of it) which starts there at Lake Ft. Smith.

Steven several years ago while hunting cimarrones with Juan i told him jump ,he jumped and i put a shot in a head of a yarara with my anaconda 44 magnum,he wasnt gratefull ,he said i prefer being bited than you blow my leg ,his not gratefull....