Thanks for the helpful info folks, keep it coming.

I'm not sure where exactly in SC she is but I'm passing along anything you all tell me to help her deal with this properly as well as any decent websites.

I found a few sites with trainers that do snake aversion training using shock collars and captive rattlers. I've passed those along to her as well and of course, the leave it command which I'm sure she already uses with her dogs (they are really gorgeous, well cared for pups).