Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

I leave them be. They were here first and for us to take it upon ourselves and kill them in unlawful.

They can be relocated away from homes, but killing them is just wrong. :colbert:

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Agreed 100%

As for me; I wouldn't kill anything I find in the wild.
Up north last year I came across 3 rattle snakes. Out of all the times I've gone to any place "up north", I very seldom come across any sort of snake. I got bit by one of the rattlers, but I safely caught them, bagged them, took them deeper into the woods, and let them go. Besides the one that bit me. My friend killed it. (Kind of funny, I've "relocated" venomous snakes easily, with no venomous experience before hand, and no idea what to do)

Since I was 12 (I'm not even 15 yet, FYI) I've been called on quite a few times to get snakes out of backyards or houses, etc. It's mostly garters, and I've found a corn once (somebodys pet, lavender, I could tell) and I just bagged them and relocated. I nursed the corn back to health though.

If I was ever to come across any sort of venomous snake besides "up north" though; I would not kill it. I wouldn't even attempt to relocate it or capture it by myself. I know quite a few people who are very experienced with venomous snakes so I would give them a call.

No way, I feed them and take photos.

My yard is my big natural viv, I get disappointed when I don't see snakes in my yard.

The day there are no snakes in my yard, I'm moving.

I won't sell my house right now, because I'm concerned that the new owners may not appreciate all the snakes as much as I do.

Here is my yard.....it goes all the way up over that hill and 1/2 way down the back of it. 40+ acres of bliss.

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it keeps on going.....

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Yes. The only ones we really find are various rattlesnakes, water moccasins and copperheads. We've found non-venomous chicken snakes at my aunt's ranch before and they kill them because the horses don't really see them when they're running around and can get bitten and even though they're not venomous, the wound can get infected and damaged to the point where the horse would have to be put down. If I found a non-venomous in my yard, I wouldn't kill it, I'd capture it and release it in the Trinity River Project (kind of like a nature reserve that's right by where I live) because that's probably where it came from anyway. Venomous I'd have to kill. Most of them are pretty aggressive, except for the copperhead we found in the middle of the winter which we left alone and never saw again, so we wouldn't be able to catch them if we wanted. Besides, our Siberian husky has a knack for finding and attempting to kill snakes, so venomous ones could very well kill her back.

well i kinda do sometimes it really depends if there venous but if i know it cant harm then i wont but that doesnt stop my dog:rofl::snake::rofl:

I'm told that we do indeed have snakes up here, but I have yet to see one. In the case one ever did show up in my yard, I would only be shooting it with a camera. But even if I lived in a climate where there were numerous or even venomous snakes, I think killing one would be a last resort.

Not at all. I live in Volusia Co. FL (just south of daytona), and I have a very well trained 9 yr old who knows not to touch wild snakes.

I have at least one if not a few Florida Banded Water snakes (commonly mistaken for cotton mouths) that come out of the canal and eat toads on my porch. I also have a resident black racer, big old gal that suns on the side of the house. I have only once found an actual cotton mouth in the yard and I just shooed it back into the canal with a broom. I have also found the rough green snakes in my trees and a yellow rat.

I Love finding wild snakes it makes my day when I see one!

NO NEVER! , i couldnt harm / kill any wild animal just for poping up in its natural enviroment going about its daily business.
The only venomous snake in my country is the adder (viper berus) , that aint very dangerous at all. i'd love to see one in my garden. its illegal to harm or kill them in th uk ...even though people still kill them on site for no reason. :mad:
but if i was living in any country with deadly snakes and saw some in my back yard , id run... for my camera :D
i can understand to a degree with people with kids but can never agree with anyone who kills a venomous snake for just appearing in the back yard, there are better ways around it..... there are more than enough people to call on to relocate snakes in the states...why kill them???

unfortunatly we get rather large and dangerous rattlesnakes around me at least once or twice a year.. if i have the ability to safely move them far away i will do so. but having a 3-5 foot rattlesnake in an area where tons of children play just isnt safe


but on the other hand there are plenty of garter snakes and boas that u just enjoy watch for a while then let them go on thier way :)

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

NO WAY!!! My fiance and I snatch em up and relocate them to a more snake friendly area.

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I've never seen one in my yard, ever. Lived at diff. locations, too. I always keep the yard very tidy and have no bird feeders around, so I don't think the snakes like my yards, LOL

What I did see one day was a large legless lizard. That was really cool. At first I thought "snake" but they have such a distinct head and eyes, plus he blinked. Very cool.

If I had a dangerous snake I would call for someone to come and get it. But yes, my daughter and pets are my first priority. Hopefully I would never have to make that choice, but I understand the people that do.

Mostly see garter snakes around here. I just found the remains of one the other day that was run over by a car. I usually help the GF's dad remove them from his pond. We pick them up and relocate down the road.