Snake Trap,Requested Post,Not 4 faint hearted

[chicks4kids]

I read through all of these posts and I'm curious about something......is the trapped baited with something?? Or is just hung around your problem areas and inevitably you will catch a snake??

 

[WriterofWords]

The chickens in the coop are the bait unfortunately

 

[CityChook]

sweet mother of God. I am so glad not to have that problem here in the frosty north. I actually wished out loud for a bull snake once to help me with my mousie problem, but quickly reconsidered....

BTW, I used to eat rattlesnake when I lived in AZ in college. Would sort of freak me out (okay, a lot!) when I'd walk into the restaurant kitchen and see all the dead snakes laying on the counters being prepped. Bleuckkk! But really, what ISN'T delicious after being deep fried with a little breading???

 

[M To The Maxx]

Wow great trap idea.

 

[gsim]

Great job! Glad I got to see it. In your place, I would just cut their heads off and feed them sliced & diced to my chooks. Maybe fried in a pan, or not. I suspect mine would eat the slices raw. Great protein with lots of live enzymes too. Cut down your feed bill/overhead.

 

[gsim]

Quote:
Now that is a chook snack supreme. I would cut the heads off of those and feed them to my chooks. As fast as they work, I would have a handful of skins suitable for making belts and hat bands by sundown.

Fresh protein with live enzymes. The healthiest kind. I remember the original post and he has lots of pics and catches tons of snakes. Seems snakes cannot back up and that is how the net cone works.

 

[kyle7630]

The old ban I grew up next to use to use wodden eggs and golf balls. The snakes woulsd eat them and later, he would find the snakes coiled around a pole or small tree trying to crack the egg. They would usually already be dead and on the rare occasion that they would be alive, he would just shoot them. The bonus to finding the snakes is you can get your golf balls back. That is one cool trap on the OP though. I think I understand the concept. If I ever have a snake problem, I may give it a go. Thanks for sharing.