Help! A Black Snake keeps eating my eggs!

[bobbieschicks]

I understand the desire to not harm the snake, but I'm personally hoping you don't drop him off anywhere near me.

Hope you can secure your coop against continued snake attacks. Having lost multiple eggs and five 1 week old chicks to a hungry black snake, my compassion level for snakes is at an all time low.

 

[Splinter022]

I think we are getting a little out of hand on this. Talk to your local wildlife official and see what your relocation options are. I know they snakes can navigate home after a couple hundred yard displacement but odds are the native north American species will not be able to many miles, especially if you live in a topographically complex landscape with waterways to cross.

Where I'm planning on releasing him is at a barn where I board my horse, (It's about 15-20 mins away) down near a pond with frogs, mice, etc. I've also seen a couple other black snakes.

I think we are getting a little out of hand on this. Talk to your local wildlife official and see what your relocation options are. I know they snakes can navigate home after a couple hundred yard displacement but odds are the native north American species will not be able to many miles, especially if you live in a topographically complex landscape with waterways to cross.

Where I'm planning on releasing him is at the barn where my horse is, it's about 15-20 mins away. There's a pond on the property, I see a lot of mice, frogs, etc. I also see a couple black snakes down there.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I hope that your or someone else's horse doesn't shy away and badly hurt you or another rider. My horse Black Jack hates snakes about as badly as Eve's husband, Adam.

 

[dainerra]

Where I'm planning on releasing him is at a barn where I board my horse, (It's about 15-20 mins away) down near a pond with frogs, mice, etc. I've also seen a couple other black snakes.


Where I'm planning on releasing him is at the barn where my horse is, it's about 15-20 mins away. There's a pond on the property, I see a lot of mice, frogs, etc. I also see a couple black snakes down there.

Thanks for all your help!

since you already see snakes there, it's probably good to point out that humanely dispatching him will be less cruel. Either he will kill or drive off one of the snakes already there or they will kill him or drive him away. In most areas, it's illegal to relocate wildlife of any kind for exactly this reason.
If an area is good habitat for a species, that species is already there.

 

[centrarchid]

Where I'm planning on releasing him is at a barn where I board my horse, (It's about 15-20 mins away) down near a pond with frogs, mice, etc. I've also seen a couple other black snakes.


Where I'm planning on releasing him is at the barn where my horse is, it's about 15-20 mins away. There's a pond on the property, I see a lot of mice, frogs, etc. I also see a couple black snakes down there.

Thanks for all your help!

I repeat, check your states wildlife code for legality. Horses I grew up with had no trouble with snakes. Moving the snake does impose risk on it, or another, although odds better than dispatching which mean for certain death.

 

[Splinter022]

I hope that your or someone else's horse doesn't shy away and badly hurt you or another rider. My horse Black Jack hates snakes about as badly as Eve's husband, Adam.

No, but thanks though. He doesn't shy easily. He actually had kittens and cats climbing up his tail at his last barn. Thanks though.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I appreciate that you would prefer not to harm the snake, however I agree with bobbiesgirls. Please don't let him loose near me, I already have too many problems with possums who want to eat my full grown, full size hens, as well as eggs and chicks. If you can keep a rooster, a good one will get "rid" of that snake as well as any unwanted rodents, etc. Good luck and be careful, make sure you know he is harmless before you go grabbing a "black" snake.

 

[Splinter022]

I appreciate that you would prefer not to harm the snake, however I agree with bobbiesgirls. Please don't let him loose near me, I already have too many problems with possums who want to eat my full grown, full size hens, as well as eggs and chicks. If you can keep a rooster, a good one will get "rid" of that snake as well as any unwanted rodents, etc. Good luck and be careful, make sure you know he is harmless before you go grabbing a "black" snake.

Thanks for your concern, but my dad grow up and have snakes as a pet, and he taught me a lot. Again thanks for your concern.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks for your concern, but my dad grow up and have snakes as a pet, and he taught me a lot. Again thanks for your concern.

I want to applaud you for your patience in this thread. We all have different goals, experiences, and opinions. I respect yours.

 

[Splinter022]

I want to applaud you for your patience in this thread. We all have different goals, experiences, and opinions. I respect yours.

Thanks for that.