stupid question, garter snake in chicken run, no big deal???

[emjay]

Just found snake in run, should I be concerned for chickens ever, or the snake

 

[Whirlwind]

depends on how big the snake is

 

[mudhen]

Won't last long. The chickens will probably eat it if it isn't too big.
If it's big, it could go after the eggs.

 

[teach1rusl]

If it's a garter snake, I'd be concerned for the poor little snake... Your chickens might do this to it...

 

[crtrlovr]

try to usher the poor garter snake to safety, or it won't last long...
the chickens will make short work of it if they find it!

 

[emjay]

oh dear, hmmmm, not sure how to scoot it out, without screaming, LOL.

it's hiding behind a big rock in the run right now. oh man, I dare not go down there in case the girls are mutilating it.
I need a man !!!!!!!!!!!! Mines away on a course.

 

[newchickmom09]

Get a rake that way you can move it around without having to touch it.

 

[possumqueen]

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Or a little kid.

Garter snakes won't hurt you. Snakes don't scare me, but I know I'm really not normal. You might try putting a bucket over the snake and then slide a piece of cardboard underneath it, like catching a bug in the house or something. Then take the snake to safety.

 

[emjay]

good news.

I went and checked, snake was gone, no carcass pieces anywheres. I am thinking the snake skeedaddled right outta there once it realized where it had slitthered too, as he probably was thinking that there weren't chickens there a few weeks ago.

hopefully he wised up and won't come back.

I was thinking of getting the neighbors boy, he likes to collect frogs, so would have been easy for him.

 

[candychick]

Ok....weird question...will a garter snake kill a chick