What's your town/city like?

[islandboy]

He sells the non-poisenous ones to some pet shops that take them, and also to pet shops that deal only in reptiles. In Florida, you need a special permit to catch snakes and sell them. There are some places that buy rattlesnakes and milk them for venom. And various wildlife attractions sometimes want them for doing their shows.
Yes, I read your funny story. They were very lucky they did not get bitten.