Eliminating egg eating snakes (may seem graphic to some)

[cjeanean]

wow, that is a really good idea....although I would have to feed the snake to my girls afterwards. A relocated snake, unless taken to a reserve, turns into someone else's problem. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[DutchChic]

I had heard of using mothballs....anyone know if that works?

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Quote:
Mothballs are a repellant used by some professionals.

-Kim

 

[Sparrow]

Thanks for sharing the method he uses. It's surely effective, probably more so than using fake eggs. But I could and would never do that to a creature because it would be a really painful way to go. Hopefully he gets out there to finish the snake off soon after they ingest the hook. I'm definitely not for killing snakes, but it's a better result than letting it suffer with ripped guts.

How about you guys just catch them and send them to me? Ratsnakes are my favorite snakes to keep. lol

 

[cukooformarans]

Anybody else ever try this? I have a snake that crawls between the hen house walls when we try to get it. He is hiding out in a pen where I have six lav orps 1 1/2 wks old and I really don't want him to get them when he runs out of eggs!

 

[FOWLEDPEAS]

I have not tried this but I have tried the minnow traps and they didn't work for me. The best thing I have found is some cheap bird netting at Walmart($6) that is made to cover fruit trees to prevent birds from eating the fruit. All you do is roll it out, then kind of twist it and place in a path where snakes are likely to crawl. They crawl into the netting and cannot get out. We live on heavily wooded land and so far have caught 8 large rat snakes since April. For snake-lovers, you can cut the snake out and release them elsewhere. I love snakes, but after losing several half-grown guineas, two adult ducks, and many chicks, I have decided I hate rat snakes! Sue me!

 

[7L Farm]

My coops are snake proof all but this one but the rat snake got fried trying to get in it. Sorry Charlie!!

 

[FOWLEDPEAS]

Hahahaha! Serves him right!

 

[cukooformarans]

I may have to look for the bird netting next time we go to town ... thanks for the tip!

 

[farm-a-zootical]

I agree with the bird netting. We've caught many with it. You can let them go or dispatch of them quickly as to avoid suffering.