Venomous rattlesnake captured in South Jersey

MANCHESTER TWP., New Jersey (WABC) -- A resident of Manchester Township, New Jersey had quite a scare when she spotted a timber rattlesnake going under her car.[br /][br /]Officials from the NJDEP Venomous Snake Response Team said she kept an eye on it from a safe distance and called the DEP for help.[br /][Ads /][br /]After seeing a photo of the snake, the coordinator dispatched a team to help.[br /][br /]The homeowner kept a close eye on the snake while waiting for the team, which arrived in the nick of time.[br /][br /]After following the snake around her yard for a bit, he was about a foot away from going under her shed when the team pulled into her driveway. If the snake had gotten under the shed, it would have made the job a lot harder if not impossible to retrieve.[br /][br /][media ID="3908913" /][br /][br /]They captured the rattlesnake quickly and removed it to a safe area not far from the capture, but away from homes.[br /][br /]Timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in New Jersey, and if you see one, stay away but report it.[br /][Ads /][br /][url HREF="https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/tmbratlr.htm" TARGET="" REL=""]More information is available from the NJDEP[/url].[br /][br /]Officials say there have been several confirmed sightings of timber rattlesnakes in the township in recent weeks probably because it's their mating season.[br /][br /]The snakes are generally passive but can attack if they feel threatened.[br /][br /]They're also poisonous.[br /][br /]If you get bitten by a rattlesnake, call 911.[br /][Ads /][br /][url HREF="https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/rattler_brochure.pdf[br /]" TARGET="https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/rattler_brochure.pdf[br /]" REL=""]Click here for more information about timber rattlesnakes[/url].[br /][br /]----------[br /]* [b][url HREF="http://abc7ny.com/new-jersey/" TARGET="" REL=""]More New Jersey news[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="http://7ny.tv/submitnewstip" TARGET="" REL=""]Send us a news tip[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="http://abc7ny.com/apps/" TARGET="" REL=""]Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts[/url][/b] [br /]*[b][url HREF="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g" TARGET="" REL=""]Follow us on YouTube[/url][/b] [br /]*