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Botany

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1. Keep relocating them* if you can but if you have to shoot them a simple bolt action .22 rifle ...

Reply to in2herbs (Original post)

Sat Sep 4, 2021, 08:05 AM

Sep 2021

... is the way to go. You should be able to buy a good used one for about $100. You can use
.22 bird shot or better yet you can get a sub sonic .22 round that doesn't make much noise at
all.

* snakes are an important part of the ecology and the food web. You might want to ask your
state DNR about relocating them. Remember if you have a breeding population close to your property
shooting or moving one will not stop a new snake from moving back in.

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Rattlesnakes are not pets but I don't know where to post my question. I have never shot a [View all] in2herbs Sep 2021 OP

Keep relocating them* if you can but if you have to shoot them a simple bolt action .22 rifle ... Botany Sep 2021 #1

I am not a good shot, will bird shot work? There's nothing smaller than a rifle to use? I know how in2herbs Sep 2021 #6

You can use bird shot in a .22 rifle or a .22 pistol. Botany Sep 2021 #11

chop head off with shovel Kali Sep 2021 #2

Taurus make a hand gun called The Judge SmittyWerben Sep 2021 #3

Thanks. I'll definitely take this info to the gun store. nt in2herbs Sep 2021 #7

My suggestion is a .410 shotgun WA-03 Democrat Sep 2021 #4

I use a 4-ft snake grabber thingy I bought at the local hardware store and it works fine. The most in2herbs Sep 2021 #8

Sorry to ask WA-03 Democrat Sep 2021 #12

A snake's body is very boney. I do not have the muscle power to penetrate their boney skeleton. in2herbs Sep 2021 #13

It's the dry season, they're looking WhiteTara Sep 2021 #5

We've had plenty of rain this season. I think the issue is they've been flooded out of their homes. in2herbs Sep 2021 #9

I echo that... I used to see edge of my grandfather's farm pond suddenly full of adult & baby snakes hlthe2b Sep 2021 #10

I also have king snakes but I am only talking about rattlesnakes. My feeling is that they have/are in2herbs Sep 2021 #14

If weight is a factor there are smaller, lighter pistols yonder Sep 2021 #15