Coachwhip or Bullsnake?

[Captain837]

The last one I encountered was a large wild one we were called on to remove from a house. When we got there we found it hiding behind some boxes in a room with its tail exposed. I opted to tail it because I was afraid it would thrash around too much with the snake pole and as thin bodied as they are I was concerned it might hurt itself. I also figured it would be somewhat mellow due to how cold the room was that it was in.
I tailed it and got it in the snake bucket without much issue. We drove it across the street and I instructed my booter firefighter to walk about 50 feet out into the desert, unscrew the lid and throw it as far as he can. He asked me why and I told him because it would likely come back after him. Well he thought I was joking so he stepped off the truck, took about 10 steps and dropped this demon at his feet. It immediately made a 180 and came back after him. He let out the most feminine scream I have ever heard come from a man as he tried to get back in the truck before it found it's revenge. Lucky for him he got the door closed in time but the determined little devil climbed up into the undercarriage of the engine trying to get to him.
This experience was not out of the ordinary for this species.