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

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Sat Sep 4, 2021, 09:05 AM

Botany (67,435 posts)

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

... 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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15 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

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