Just for the record, a good percentage of the deaths in that link were handlers. Not a good idea to pick up or try to piss off venomous snakes. In my experience, if you give snakes some space, they will move off. If they do not, there may be a reason. Just find away around with some space. They do not want to bite people. They bite to eat or in self defense. I find that on a bike, encounters can happen more often than on foot. Probably the speed. They can get pissed off if you run them over or give them a close call. I believe it is illegal to kill rattlesnakes in NJ. They are protected.