BeGreen said:Move the house about 20 degrees north. The snakes were there before you and will be there after you leave.
Geese are pretty good at alerting of the presence of snakes. They make good guards overall. There were many a moonshiner that kept geese to ward off intruders, especially the moonshine sniffing ATF dogs.mayhem said:Start keeping a few Mongoose as pets.
firefighterjake said:HehHeh . . . I'm just a dumb hick Mainer . . . but I'm pretty sure there is a big difference between a mongoose and a regular, garden variety goose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose
vs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose
Didn't any of you guys ever read Rikki-Tikki Tavi as a kid?
Bingo we have a winner! :exclaim:ponyboync said:BeGreen said:Move the house about 20 degrees north. The snakes were there before you and will be there after you leave.
Maybe I'll just do the snakes like I did the beavers. Everytime I see one...BOOM!
Whitebread said:Note: If you come across any black rat snakes, leave them be. They generally do not cohabitate with venomous snakes because they are more active hunters and will out-hunt the mainly sendentary copperhead and rattlesnake. The copperheads will usually move on to easier hunting grounds. With a black rat snake around you generally won't find a lot of rodents either. One adult black snake will keep a good sized barn free of other snakes and small critters.
I grew up in rural North Carolina where copperheads, water moccasins, and to some degree rattle snakes were quite common. If we found a venomous snake near a dwelling or high human-traffic area we killed it on sight. If we killed a black snake it was a certain tongue-lashing if not an actual beating from whoever owned the property. They have quite a reputation as nature's housekeeper in that area.
Sounds like taking frequent strolls and using the Boom method is your best bet for now.
LOLfirefighterjake said:HehHeh . . . I'm just a dumb hick Mainer . . . but I'm pretty sure there is a big difference between a mongoose and a regular, garden variety goose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose
vs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose
Didn't any of you guys ever read Rikki-Tikki Tavi as a kid?
Bootlegger said:Whitebread said:Note: If you come across any black rat snakes, leave them be. They generally do not cohabitate with venomous snakes because they are more active hunters and will out-hunt the mainly sendentary copperhead and rattlesnake. The copperheads will usually move on to easier hunting grounds. With a black rat snake around you generally won't find a lot of rodents either. One adult black snake will keep a good sized barn free of other snakes and small critters.
I grew up in rural North Carolina where copperheads, water moccasins, and to some degree rattle snakes were quite common. If we found a venomous snake near a dwelling or high human-traffic area we killed it on sight. If we killed a black snake it was a certain tongue-lashing if not an actual beating from whoever owned the property. They have quite a reputation as nature's housekeeper in that area.
Sounds like taking frequent strolls and using the Boom method is your best bet for now.
+1
Even with the pets,etc., we have some rat snakes and other non-venomous snakes nearby, I leave them be.
Whitebread said:Note: If you come across any black rat snakes, leave them be. They generally do not cohabitate with venomous snakes because they are more active hunters and will out-hunt the mainly sendentary copperhead and rattlesnake. The copperheads will usually move on to easier hunting grounds. With a black rat snake around you generally won't find a lot of rodents either. One adult black snake will keep a good sized barn free of other snakes and small critters.
I grew up in rural North Carolina where copperheads, water moccasins, and to some degree rattle snakes were quite common. If we found a venomous snake near a dwelling or high human-traffic area we killed it on sight. If we killed a black snake it was a certain tongue-lashing if not an actual beating from whoever owned the property. They have quite a reputation as nature's housekeeper in that area.
Sounds like taking frequent strolls and using the Boom method is your best bet for now.
Whitebread said:Note: If you come across any black rat snakes, leave them be. They generally do not cohabitate with venomous snakes because they are more active hunters and will out-hunt the mainly sendentary copperhead and rattlesnake. The copperheads will usually move on to easier hunting grounds. With a black rat snake around you generally won't find a lot of rodents either. One adult black snake will keep a good sized barn free of other snakes and small critters.
I grew up in rural North Carolina where copperheads, water moccasins, and to some degree rattle snakes were quite common. If we found a venomous snake near a dwelling or high human-traffic area we killed it on sight. If we killed a black snake it was a certain tongue-lashing if not an actual beating from whoever owned the property. They have quite a reputation as nature's housekeeper in that area.
Sounds like taking frequent strolls and using the Boom method is your best bet for now.
Jags said:38 revolver and CCI Shotshells = snake burger.
Snakes with fangs will get an extra round. :sick:
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