Snake troubles

[Chicken.Lytle]

Twice now I have been hit by egg stealing snake(s).

The first event involved my broody hen and her suddenly empty nest. We suspected snakes, but had not proof.

This time I have proof. What really chafes is that the snake ate my ceramic egg too. Hope it chokes!

What can I do to prevent more losses? Also, will I find a dead snake soon?

 

[Teach97]

yup...that is probably a dead snake....depends on the size of the snake but if it is gonna live it had better be a fairly large one.

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

I estimate the cottonmouth at about 4 feet.

 

[GiddyMoon]

Snake owes me a dollar.

 

[jettgirl24]

Wow, that is CUH-REEPY!!! I am SO glad all we've got in my area are little garter snakes! My boyfriend has a snake and I'm fine with that... As long as it's in the tank... I think if I found a giant snakeskin in my coop I would have a massive heart attack. LOL!

 

[Chicky_Baby]

Suround your chicken yard or hen house with a fence made of the black plastic bird netting they use to protect strawberries etc. Snakes get their heads caught in it and the harder they try to get loose the more tangled they get. Works like a charm. Sadly I have one caught in my snake trap right now that I don't know what to do with.

 

[ams4776]

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That is an awesome idea i need to remember it. If its a poisoness snake id get a shovel if not....well ur call

 

[walbarbsa]

Yep, that snake will be going to the big "pit" in the sky! I had one of those egg stealers eat a golf ball along with one of the baby chicks....my BF cut the reptile open and found both -- it was sad....

Already I've had two soon-to-be hatched eggs missing this year! I guess I'll start collecting golf balls.

 

[EweSheep]

It will choke on the ceramic egg LOL! You might find a dead one somewhere. If not, it will die in its nest or hidey place and die there. No way it can pass that egg out the other end if it tries.

 

[Stingrayg4]

I have no problem with shooting a poisonous snake on sight. I lost a great dog to a copperhead bite a few years ago and that will never happen again. I keep a .22 revolver loaded with snake shot within easy reach during the warm months.

-S