A RING camera captured the moment a FedEx driver was almost bitten by a rattlesnake before capturing it and preventing it from harming other people.
The video was recorded in Nevada, an area known for its deserts and wildlife.
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The video was recorded by a Ring doorbell camera and was shared by Storyful.
It captures a rattlesnake hidden under the stairs of the home's porch.
In the opening moments, the snake slithers near the camera, showing its size.
The FedEx driver appears and drops a box on the porch.
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Without knowing it, he stood steps away from it.
When he sets down the package, the Ring audio captures the rattlesnake's sound and the driver's gasp of surprise.
He then expertly hunts for the rattlesnake, using a shovel and a hoe to capture the animal.
Christie Lynn Jones, the resident of the home, revealed that the reptile was a prairie rattlesnake and that it appeared on her home when her family was away.
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Jones shared a screenshot of the text that the FedEx worker, whose name is Matt, sent her on Facebook.
"I hope you didn't have a pet rattlesnake at your front door because I killed him," he wrote.
"Sorry about the blood."
Jones was immensely grateful, nominating him for "Fed Ex employee of the year."
"Anyone who really knows me knows how incredibly fearful I am of any kind of snake," she wrote.
Her followers were quick to praise Matt's work and to suggest to Jones that maybe it was time for her to move.
"Omg!!! Time to move," wrote the first person.
"Too many snakes at your house."
"Oh my God!!! Yep, best fed ex guy ever!!!!!" wrote someone else.
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