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 /]
[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 /]