Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

I don't even kill spiders I find in the house. I pick them up and put them outside. The only thing I kill are ants.

Not a chance. If I were to find a venomous snake in my yard, I would capture and relocate it to a suitable habitat.

I live smack in the middle of TX. I find Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, and Corals all the time. Never kill them though, Im a venomous lover. However, I might start knocking of some Texas Rat snakes. So tired of those guys, pushing out the kingsnake/great plains rat around my area.

out in el paso i see all kinds of venomous snakes. i usually avoid them but if they r somewhere they can be hurt or hurt someone or their pet i will call animal control. they just take them and release them into the desert

LOL, this is old!

Still haven't changed. Venomous / questionable snakes found in the yard are still introduced to the shovel and thrown in the water to be recycled.

I live in an area where the most dangerous snake I'm likely to find is a common garter snake. Snakes I find get picked up, shown to the roomies, then placed way out on the park land.

What is common TODAY might very well be gone TOMORROW,
Then your child might say dad whats a toad,snake,frog..
The big picture is the organism, Earth is in decline and man is killing it..
A big and brutal statement but if your in tune and have some age you'll likely agree..Extinctions occurr everyday and it can happen anywhere..
According to the public 99% of the snakes that crawl out of the water are
water moccasins/cotton mouths when theres numerous other species of bland colored water snakes..
So NO we don't..

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Originally Posted by Tim Mead

According to the public 99% of the snakes that crawl out of the water are
water moccasins/cotton mouths when theres numerous other species of bland colored water snakes..

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S'why it's handy to be familiar with the local snake species.

im the same way i dont see snakes as a newsence. even the poisionis ones.

I don't, I usually just have lizards, which are fun to chase around the yard. However, if there was a snake in my yard it would most likely be a rattle snake, so I would find a way to contain it then call whoever it is that helps with this kind of thing.

If they are venomous, then yes I would. Don't want the little kids or the dogs to stumble upon them.

If they aren't, then nope! (Although, sometimes the dogs take care of them before I have any say :P) They help control the rodents and aren't a danger to anyone so I don't see a reason to do anything. I just let them go on their way.

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:

I would leave em alone thats not my thing.;)

nope not here, in my area we have garter snakes if you ever happen to see them so I wouldnt kill them at all, no threat here.

I live in San Francisco, where (at least in the city) it would be highly unlikely to find a live snake... we do have some wild snakes in neighboring counties, but I think they're just garters and the like. So if I did find a snake around here, there wouldn't be any need to kill it. ;)

I only kill the venomous snakes that come into my yard but it's rare that any snake comes into my yard.

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no cause I am the one people call to remove said snake(s) in the area. I this wat started my reptile hobby and donig he rescues as people decide they no longer want the snake. I laugh as people freak out as I pick up any snake I find bare handed and handle it like it my personal pet. I don't mind the getting bit or any of that. it comes with the hobby in my book. I keep a laundry type bag wit ha draw tope in the truck all year caus you never know when it will be needed.

Nope! In the five-six years that I've lived here in AZ I have never seen a snake that wasn't on a mountain or in a cage. However, if I did spot one, I wouldn't kill it. It's pretty easy to identify venomous snakes here, as it's pretty much limited to rattlers and sidewinders. There are a few species that aren't safe because their saliva is mildly toxic, but that's about it. Lizards, on the other hand, show up in my yard (And unfortunately in my pool) all the time. I've caught one that was at least 10" from nose to tip of the tail in my pool when it was emptied. It walked right onto my hand. For that brief moment I was the lizard whisperer. Now they run away at the sight of me :P

I wish we had snakes or any wild reptiles here...T_T

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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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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.

no, but the first snake i ever saw in my life, was killed with a hoe by my dad. little did he know that it would turn me into the snake collector i am. and after about 40 years he still dont get it.

Garter snakes are about the only thing I see around here. I have only seen bull snakes here twice. And one time I found a little brown snake and I have seen a similar one that was gray (baby bull snake?) and my dad has seen snake with bands, 3 colors but it was very dull. Don't remember what we thought it was. Nothing dangerous so no need to kill.

Its not me that kills the snakes in my yard its my four legged friends. Nothing could be worse then when they find a baby bunny nest:(

Never. In fact I just had a tiny little baby brown snake put up a heck of a fight to avoid being caught lol. I treated him for mites, showed him to my son so he wouldn't be afraid of wild snakes in the yard, and then we let him go behind some plants and a wood pile behind the garage. It was quite fun :)

Never if I come across any snake I let it be UNLESS it's venomous and could harm the people in the neighborhood, However I take it up in the mountains away from people and release it safely where it can't harm anyone and won't be harmed for being a snake :)

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Never. In fact I just had a tiny little baby brown snake put up a heck of a fight to avoid being caught lol. I treated him for mites, showed him to my son so he wouldn't be afraid of wild snakes in the yard, and then we let him go behind some plants and a wood pile behind the garage. It was quite fun :)

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That is so cool!! Kudos to you.

i dont believe in killing anything unless it is used for food. since i dont eat snakes i see no need in killing any snake. in north louisiana we have a large number of snakes. I simply give them their space and they always give me mine. however there have been a few cases when it was necessary to relocate a few away from populated areas.

no if venemous i take my tongs and move it if non venemous i keep it i have 14wc garters 3wc corns 4wc rats and i took in a rattle snake with broken fangs for awhile till i found somone1 who could proporly care for it plus i have foun a killerbee python in my yard i assume it wa let go it is in great condition :snake:

I live in FL, it is easy to tell a dangerous snake from one that means no harm. If I know it is dangerous to my kids I will be sure it is gone. I do know people that will come and catch it for me so I don't have to kill it but if I had know other choice I would kill it to protect my kids. I have been raised in the country with a lot of dangerous ones and learned if you don't bother them then usually they will not bother you but I do believe it is better to be safe than sorry. But I will always try to get someone out to re-home it first.

I had a nest of Cotton Mouths under my deck two summers ago. I just threw 3 boxes of moth balls under there and they split and havent seen any since. No need to kill them:gj:

no, i dont kill snakes just cause they are in my back yard. i don't want to be in the woods one day and see a copperhead with a shovel gettin paybacks.......:D

I said no.. I live in an area where the only snakes you really see are garter snakes or other small brown ones that aren't venomous... And if there were to be a venomous snake in my yard, I know that the local animal control has people who relocate them to safer areas, which would be a nicer option.

Of course I know to do what is needed if in the future there was literally a dangerous situation where my (future) child was confronted by a venomous snake and there was not the option to move it! :( Bleh! Hopefully I am never put in that situation!


I am just glad I am informed and know of all the snakes in my area! Unlike my parents... When I was younger we found a snake that had fallen into our pool, because it was in water they assumed it was a water moccasin. I remember it clearly... It was the prettiest snake I had ever seen! What they killed was a grey banded kingsnake! And I know of dozens of garters my family has killed.. This is why people need to be more aware of snake species and what is and is not dangerous! Yuck!

I will not kill any snake in my yard, i get cotton mouths, all i do is catch em and relocate them to the everglades. But if there something very interesting like the wild leucistic rat snake i caught then i keep em and treat for internal parasites, ticks and mites.

you guys have to understand that you guys LIKE and KNOW about snakes so to the average person they can't tell if its a corn snake or a python they just think all snakes have poison so they will most likely kill

No way. Ilive in a house subdivison but theres a big feild right acroos the street from me that has snakes in it (I've never seen any but I have found skin.) If I found one in my yard that wasn't venomous I would handle it. not what kind of snake it is, nand just let it go. Howver, if I found a venomous snake, say a Rattlesnake, copper head, coral snake, etc I would grab the snake hook or tongs and put it in a secure container. Then I would bring it deep into the feild by my house (because it would have had to come from there) and let it go.

I don't kill them. I've never had venomous snakes in my current yard, but I have relocated copperheads that liked to visit my stepfather's yard when he was living 20 feet from a creek in West Virginia. We used to take a trash can, pole them into it, drive them a mile or so down the road, and dump them out. He was a cool guy. He didn't believe in killing anything that wasn't harming him unless he was going to eat it.

I have a resident gartersnake in the front yard. On the occasions that I've got something available, I've fed her. And here's something that y'all might not have known--wild snakes will eat f/t rodents. Or at least one of them will.

I haven't seen Sadie yet this year, and she may have succumbed to old age or lawnmowers. I'm keeping an eye out for her though. I've still got a couple of smallish mice tucked away in the freezer for her just in case she shows up.

I have yet for that to happen to me, though there is a woodsy area behind my house that I have seen a few snakes in, but none were venomous as far as I know.

I never kill snakes. Ever. Hence why I have 2 of my three now because I saved them from my mom attempting to mow them over with the lawnmower. I get to go do some snake hunting today. There a supposidly eastern diamond backs there...at the place I'm going but I haven't seen one. I'm not quite sure what ill do if I find one.....let it be seems the smartest option. :)

1.0 High Yellow Jungle "Bruce"
0.1 Mack Snow Tremper Albino "Ava"
0.1 Rainwater Patternless "Pita"
1.0 Albino Checkered Garter "Herbert II"
0.0.1 Common Garter "Lucile"
0.0.1 Eastern Milksnake "Tiffany"

Absolutely not! My wife and I love finding snakes in our yard. We welcome all walks of life besides bees, ants and our neighbors cats. If we found a venomous snake in the yard we would do the right thing and relocate it to a better area.

Yup we have a ranch in Texas we always see rattlesnakes and put a .44 to there head but if it was harmless I'd just leave it alone