I ran upon a similar scenario when starting a clean-out of a septic aerobic system; water snakes sunning on a cover grate. Big-uns too. So snakes, septic, what's not to like about being a kid? Glad I moved on.
Water snakes are cool. Got some big colorful ones in the Shenandoah. Black snakes are the ones I like the best. They scare the bejesus outta me when I first spot them. Once identified I'm cool. They may eat an egg or two but no rats or mice in my chicken coop or sheds.
Years ago on a family camping trip to a state water park, basically a lake with camgrounds around it, I couldn't sleep so I grabbed a flashlight and went for a walk. I wound up at the boat ramp. It had a dock and there were about a dozen boats around it and pulled up to shore. They were covered with at least 100 water moccasins. Most were just average size but there were some absolute monsters. Supposedly moccasins don't get that big. After daylight you coudln't find one if you had to.
Call Elon and tell him to get your a$$ over here with that flamethrower. I got no problem picking up a snake and relocating it away from my house but also know when I am outnumbered
I knew some folks growing up that lived on a private lake. They'd apparently had a rattlesnake problem a few years before I met them. Like, schools of snakes in the lake. Some waterskier had fallen off, and come up with over a dozen bites.
So they imported some northern pike. No more rattlesnakes.
I have no idea how true that story is, but adding a more fit predator sounds like a really good solution to me!
Rattlesnakes don’t live in the water so that one isn’t feasible. Water moccasins, water snakes and cottonmouth moccasins here in the sunny south. We have a running contest every summer to see who can eliminate the most. Some of us stopped shooting the non poisonous ones. No fun in shooting them anymore
Snakes....
ReplyDeleteWhy does it have to be snakes.
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Poison the entire lake!
ReplyDeleteone quart of Dursban
DeleteI ran upon a similar scenario when starting a clean-out of a septic aerobic system; water snakes sunning on a cover grate. Big-uns too. So snakes, septic, what's not to like about being a kid? Glad I moved on.
ReplyDeleteWater snakes are cool. Got some big colorful ones in the Shenandoah. Black snakes are the ones I like the best. They scare the bejesus outta me when I first spot them. Once identified I'm cool. They may eat an egg or two but no rats or mice in my chicken coop or sheds.
ReplyDeleteGet a barn cat.
DeleteYears ago on a family camping trip to a state water park, basically a lake with camgrounds around it, I couldn't sleep so I grabbed a flashlight and went for a walk. I wound up at the boat ramp. It had a dock and there were about a dozen boats around it and pulled up to shore. They were covered with at least 100 water moccasins. Most were just average size but there were some absolute monsters. Supposedly moccasins don't get that big. After daylight you coudln't find one if you had to.
ReplyDeleteIt's not as bad as a Dock Spider infestation. I'll let ya'll go look that up for yourselves. You won't thank me.
ReplyDeleteCall Elon and tell him to get your a$$ over here with that flamethrower. I got no problem picking up a snake and relocating it away from my house but also know when I am outnumbered
ReplyDeleteI knew some folks growing up that lived on a private lake. They'd apparently had a rattlesnake problem a few years before I met them. Like, schools of snakes in the lake. Some waterskier had fallen off, and come up with over a dozen bites.
ReplyDeleteSo they imported some northern pike. No more rattlesnakes.
I have no idea how true that story is, but adding a more fit predator sounds like a really good solution to me!
John G.
That right there is why Jesus invented the 12-gauge.
ReplyDeleteRattlesnakes don’t live in the water so that one isn’t feasible. Water moccasins, water snakes and cottonmouth moccasins here in the sunny south. We have a running contest every summer to see who can eliminate the most. Some of us stopped shooting the non poisonous ones. No fun in shooting them anymore
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