Bad bad snake

[BigBlueHen53]

WalMart sells 'em, too. So do most old-fashioned hardware, feed stores and bait shops. The Cabela's trap is just the first decent picture I found. And I wouldn't worry about not seeing your visitor. As long as its' favorite fast-food egg restaurant is in business, it'll be back.

It won't be back.

 

[MROO]

The problem with relocating it is that I would have to pick the yucky thing up alive! NOPE.

Nope - you take it, cage and all, into the woods and open the trap. It'll disappear faster than you can run the other way!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If you think you won't see it again or consistently enough to trap, then why kill it?

See MROO's post above. Just because I don't see a snake doesn't mean it's not there, eating my eggs. Based on egg loss, it had been feeding in my coop for a couple of weeks. I was done feeding it.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Our last rooster use to take care of the snakes for us. I'm not looking forward to this summer without him

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Our last rooster use to take care of the snakes for us. I'm not looking forward to this summer without him

I would like to have seen that!

 

[cmom]

That would be the last egg that snake ever ate if it was in my coop.

Same here...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It was.

 

[TinaMarieofFL]

That's what I was thinking! How on earth do you "relocate" a snake? "Oh, excuse me, Mr. Snake, please wait right there while I go get some form of transport that will hold you, I don't happen to have a snake cage in my pocket at the moment ..." The last time a snake and I surprised each other, I grabbed it by the tail and we got in a tug of war as it had swallowed a couple of eggs and was entwined in my milk-carton nests. It couldn't go anywhere until my boy brought me a hatchet.

You, My Friend, are much braver than I. Once I spot a snake, and after all my screeching and squealing stops, I shoot it. But then, I live in the in a rural area and can carry.

 

[Goatsanddogs]

Hubby said he will not kill the snake. He also said he would not go down to the barn and collected eggs in the dark. He said that the snake is good for mice. Like it has been said, if there's no fast food free meal available, the snake will move on. I checked first thing this morning, (7:30 am temp 62) and no egg. So I got beat, which I doubt, because the snake would of be still be in the nest enjoying his breakfast. So my chicken didn't lay her egg.... Stress from the snake.

I am thinking about having my chicken cooped for the night.(she is free ranged and goes where she wants and puts herself to bed in the goat pen.) The coop/ bunny hutch has two nesting boxes. At first, she will be upset and probably not lay. Once she gets back in to routine, and lays her egg, I can collect it. I then can let her back out and free range during the day. I am just wondering how long it may take her to readjust? Does anyone know if a black snake would hurt a 100 lb goat?

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

The only good snake is a dead snake. I know some folks believe black snakes (racerbacks) eat poisonous snake but this is a myth...kinda like snakes drinking from udders. I often patrol my yard armed with a .38 loaded with shot shells, but that's just me.

Not a myth.