Coaxing a snake

[Morgaine O'Connor]

is it able to get into the coop from underneath it? Might want to secure any holes in the floor of your coop so it can't get in. Snake probably will ignore the hens and just take eggs, but it could be an issue if you have chicks in there! If you know he's out (could bait him with a couple eggs a few yards away) scare him off farther and put up hardware cloth as a fence under the coop. Alternatively, just try to hit it with a shovel.

 

[jolly wattles]

is it able to get into the coop from underneath it? Might want to secure any holes in the floor of your coop so it can't get in. Snake probably will ignore the hens and just take eggs, but it could be an issue if you have chicks in there! If you know he's out (could bait him with a couple eggs a few yards away) scare him off farther and put up hardware cloth as a fence under the coop. Alternatively, just try to hit it with a shovel.

No there's no holes in the floor (see my previous posts). It's going up the ramp.

 

[GGBEAR]

So glad I don't have these problems
I don't supposea strong net would do the trick ie a fishing net?

 

[Chickassan]

What about garlic? Snake won't like it and the chickens will just think you're cooking.

I actually thought about that but didn't want strong scents around the chickens. Especially ammonia if it took him awhile to come out.

 

[flyin-lowe]

Does she describe how big the snake is? You can use some bird netting which the snake will get tangled in. Then it can be taken somewhere else and released or you can take care of it any other way you feel fit.

 

[Sublight]

No there's no holes in the floor (see my previous posts). It's going up the ramp.

Do you have a door on your pen? If so, can you use some of the door frame sealer from Home Depot? The rubber stuff that makes your door seal to the door frame when its closed.

 

[jolly wattles]

Do you have a door on your pen? If so, can you use some of the door frame sealer from Home Depot? The rubber stuff that makes your door seal to the door frame when its closed.

No there is no door on the pop door.

 

[Sublight]

No there is no door on the pop door.

Could you make a box with a small hole in it. Small enough that the snake can get in, but once he has eaten a egg, then the hole is too small for him to come back out of?

 

[jolly wattles]

Could you make a box with a small hole in it. Small enough that the snake can get in, but once he has eaten a egg, then the hole is too small for him to come back out of?

That's a good idea. I'll try that this weekend. Wife says we now have 2 snakes staying under the coop.

 

[Sublight]

That's a good idea. I'll try that this weekend. Wife says we now have 2 snakes staying under the coop.

You may even make that box/trap/wood with a hole in it, over the top of your nesting box. Cause the snake knows where to go there. But then what about the chickens... Good luck, I would love to know later if it works!