State brought in a lot of rattle snakes to the county to the west.
They generally don't survive our environment.
We have no problem with rats or anything else. Just thee Enviros that spend half of hunting and fishing license money etc but don't contribute a dime.
This part of Tn historically, Cotton Mouths, can't exist. Rattle Snakes only in small pockets, and on the mountains to our west in small areas. even to the east the other side of the ridge line there are very few.
Historically this large wedge of land into Ky, Cattle etc would not live and deer due to deadly milk sickness except on ridges and the sides and some pockets.
So these Enviros decided we needed some Rattle Snakes.
I've only seen three since 1970 and all three in the same few feet.
Picked up one as a child at Grand Ma's near back door and chased my Uncle with it. I was not four yet. Ha a hard time letting go of it. Uncle Jim, the Sheriff, shot it's head off while I held it. Grand Ma and Mam like to have had a hissy fit. Didn't know that a Rattle Snake was supposed to be dangerous.