On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 21:03:51 +0000 (UTC), Danny D
wrote:

It's in a bucket, slightly worse for the wear as I had to use
garden tools to capture it alive; but I don't want to hurt it;
I just want to identify it.

Danny,

Stop messing with this viper. It can kill you, I'm being serious about
this.

A bite from a pigmy rattler would not kill you as fast as this snake
you are playing with.

STOP feeding it rats from the pool heater an get a ... gun?

You can buy hand gun "snake shot" for this purpose.