Snake eating my silkie's eggs! It's a coachwhip! How do I kill it?

[Moochie]

Was the end of the snake kinda a light sandy colored with no markings going into a long pointed tail?

Yesterday while I was in the brooder house and the little chicks were out running [going on 6 weeks old] there was a commotion going on and then everyone ran out the door I turned to look and saw the tail end of a snake going into the hole in the shed wall. It got so far in and then the end where the tail is just hung out about 2 feet or so. Everyone ran back in and gathered around the tail hanging out and did their chicken talk. The genies pushed their way to the front and did their talking among themselves about what it was.. still not big enough to go out of coop to the outside yet... Cat food still. I went to get shovel or hoe and when I was on way back I heard them all doing their OMG! thing again and no snake tail hanging out when I went to chop the tail off ...

I went and got the net that we were going to put around the yard and house this weekend cause I need help putting it up and cut some off and stuck it in the hole really good with the end of the broom Later that evening my brother came home and we put the netting up all over the outside of the yard and every crack we could find.

I think it was a coach whip as I read that they can be a light sandy color to tan also with no pattern on them. We do have them out here but its been years since I last saw any out here. If its not a coach whip what could it have been? It was a long snake... Been looking online for Texas snakes and that is the closest I can come to what I saw.

Yes that sounds like the little pest I got here. I spotted mine while I was in the grow-out pen and the chickens were around it making noise, it was peeking it's head through the fence. I got close enough to get a real good look at it before it tried to escape. I used a garden hoe and got only the tip of it's tail off.. I tried tugging on it's tail to get more of the snake but dang they are strong!

I had to show my mom the tip of the tail lol.. When I came back to the front yard the snake was gone and the chickens were acting as if nothing happened. I know it'll be back and when it does come back I'll have either a garden hoe, shovel, or pair of long garden shears to kill it. Mom said snakes have alot of protein and so if I do end up killing it I should chop it up and give it to the chickens.
I don't have a gun but thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Texas Chickens]

Your braver than I am. I wouldn't have touched it period. Chop it to pieces yes touch it while it was alive NO WAY!

 

[tomcatbubba]

Put some of those sticky mouse traps out on the ground - make sure the chickens can't get into them. It will stick itself on a couple and have a hell of a time getting loose. It will probably coil around them and make such a mess it won't go anywhere and you can dispatch it at your leisure.

 

[Moochie]

Put some of those sticky mouse traps out on the ground - make sure the chickens can't get into them. It will stick itself on a couple and have a hell of a time getting loose. It will probably coil around them and make such a mess it won't go anywhere and you can dispatch it at your leisure.

That's a great idea!

 

[Moochie]

Your braver than I am. I wouldn't have touched it period. Chop it to pieces yes touch it while it was alive NO WAY!

My mom says I'm crazy for it! I don't mind but if I'm near the head then there's a problem, not a fan of getting bit or a fan of pain. I have also carried live mice by the tail and fed them to my chickens after I hit them with a blunt object, it stuns them

I don't bother killing mice all the way because my chickens prefer live over dead, like how some pet boas won't touch dead mice.
Always remember to wash your hands!

 

[Farmer Ed farms]

I use an electric fence charger with a wire 2 to 3 inches from the ground and one 12 inches from the ground. It dosen't hurt the chickens and they learn very quickly to keep away from it. Snakes will contact it and bite at it. Thats is where you will find them. Hanging from the wire. Up side it also keeps dogs ,cats,racoons opossums and critters away. Downside while it dosen't harm chickens, it will kill small birds and frogs[you always find them hanging by their mouth ] Keeps the grand kids out of the coop too. I use it to build large and easy to move chicken runs.