Trigger Mike Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 i set out a snake trap that netted nothing, sealed off all escapes but one, put a board across with only the top open in hopes it would be uncomfortable for him to navigate, threw in a gallon of vinegar under the cabin and waited a couple of weeks and then terminix came out and finished the water barrier and closed off the crawl space so he can not get back in. I don't know if the 5 footer i got in my front yard was one of them or not but I suspect he was. just glad they can't get back in and hope they stay out from under the front porch and from inside the cabin. I hate venomous snakes
Presidio Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Good to hear. but keep an eye pealed for another month or so...it might've been a female looking for a place to lay and hatch her eggs.
J. Frank Norfleet Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 FYI snakes can't take gasoline fumes. I have put gasoline in spray bottles to get big snakes out in the open, doesn't take much. Obviously no pilot lights or other sources of possible ignition. Be ready, they come out fighting mad. The last one I got from underneath my barn came right at me.
Trigger Mike Posted October 4, 2015 Author Posted October 4, 2015 that is a good idea. never knew that about them. would that work if i sprayed it around gopher turtle holes where rattle snakes usually live?
Finagler 6853 Life Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Moth balls work pretty good but it is hard to catch and neuter moths.
J. Frank Norfleet Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 If there is a snake in the hole he will come out fast! But it is gas vapor, a little bit of common sense goes a long way!
Trailrider #896 Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Better yet, spray in the gasoline and throw a match in after it. That will take care of any snakes. Of course, it may not do the house any good!
Trigger Mike Posted October 4, 2015 Author Posted October 4, 2015 heard of a local fellow who poured gas in a hole and lit a match only he did not know the hole came out elsewhere and set the woods on fire. oooops.
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Good to hear. but keep an eye pealed for another month or so...it might've been a female looking for a place to lay and hatch her eggs. Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, the eggs hatch inside the mother and she gives birth to live snakes.
Presidio Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, the eggs hatch inside the mother and she gives birth to live snakes. Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, the eggs hatch inside the mother and she gives birth to live snakes. Thanks...that's something new for my learning today More reason to keep eyes peeled. tho
Tom Bullweed Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 I did a forestry internship around Jessup, Ga in 1987. I was surprised at the number and size of eastern diamonback, cane brake and pigmy rattlesnakes. We often went out on Saturday to determine our plan of action for the following week on assigned sites. We had to wear snake chaps and carry handguns (where I first fell in love with the Ruger .32 Mag Single-Six).
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