Make-shift Snake Trap

Can anyone contribute ideas for a make-shift snake trap?

Apparently, there are 2 snakes on the loose that have some of the locals hysterical over a harmless snake.

One of which seems to be leaving a trail with a girth of about 7", the other elusive snake seems to have been caught eating a bird by one of the gardeners. I've spotted some of its droppings near the sighting, but no snake.

Any ideas? Suggestions?

Wait, the girth being 7" wide?
I'm confused, so it's a large boa or python rummaging about?

You can try to entice them with f/t rats, but that's really about it when they're outside.

How big are the droppings?
How do you know they're harmless? Where do you live?

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Wait, the girth being 7" wide?
I'm confused, so it's a large boa or python rummaging about?

You can try to entice them with f/t rats, but that's really about it when they're outside.

How big are the droppings?
How do you know they're harmless? Where do you live?

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No no, there are TWO snakes I'm trying to entice and trap.

I'm hoping to acquire suggestions form fellows herpers on their methods.

One of the snakes seems to be leaving its girth tracking, I measured the girth to about 7" and found a huge glass tank left behind a house currently on foreclosure.

The other snake is in another residence, and has been caught eating a bird mid-air, or so I've been told. And its droppings on this one seem to be around 2" length, with evidence of fur leading me to believe it's eating field mice in the area.

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Originally Posted by revxus

No no, there are TWO snakes I'm trying to entice and trap.

I'm hoping to acquire suggestions form fellows herpers on their methods.

One of the snakes seems to be leaving its girth tracking, I measured the girth to about 7" and found a huge glass tank left behind a house currently on foreclosure.

The other snake is in another residence, and has been caught eating a bird mid-air, or so I've been told. And its droppings on this one seem to be around 2" length, with evidence of fur leading me to believe it's eating field mice in the area.

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LOL

Seriously, I laughed out loud at your scientific conclusions.

AHAHahAHAHAHahahAHAHAHAHahahHAHAHAhahahahAha

Measured the girth......not the width, the girth of a snake you've never seen and which I highly doubt exists to begin with. You were then "told" and believe it well enough to repeat, that the snake was seen snatching a bird out of mid-air AND because of a poop AROUND 2 inches in length, a length which one would think you having such personal familiarity with there would be no doubt about anything else of that length, no rulers or tape measures up there in Bakersfield ( wonder what he measured the GIRTH of the snake with?) and THEN you find hair in the unmeasurable snake poop and determine from that evidence that the snake that you told us was snatching birds out of midair had the hair of a field mouse in it and, no... i just can't go on....laughing too hard......can't catch breath.....you are one funny little man, petey, you are one funny little man.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

LOL

Seriously, I laughed out loud at your scientific conclusions.

AHAHahAHAHAHahahAHAHAHAHahahHAHAHAhahahahAha

Measured the girth......not the width, the girth of a snake you've never seen and which I highly doubt exists to begin with. You were then "told" and believe it well enough to repeat, that the snake was seen snatching a bird out of mid-air AND because of a poop AROUND 2 inches in length, a length which one would think you having such personal familiarity with there would be no doubt about anything else of that length, no rulers or tape measures up there in Bakersfield ( wonder what he measured the GIRTH of the snake with?) and THEN you find hair in the unmeasurable snake poop and determine from that evidence that the snake that you told us was snatching birds out of midair had the hair of a field mouse in it and, no... i just can't go on....laughing too hard......can't catch breath.....you are one funny little man, petey, you are one funny little man.

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Here we go again... having nothing better to do but criticize.

You try too hard to make me angry, you just can't realize that you're too stupid to actually give some MEANINGFUL advice, as always so critical of what I do.

Get a life.

Girth, width, whatever...

My best guess would be some sort of scented trap that you could monitor.

All the commercial traps I'm finding are glue traps.

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Originally Posted by revxus

Here we go again... having nothing better to do but criticize.

You try too hard to make me angry, you just can't realize that you're too stupid to actually give some MEANINGFUL advice, as always so critical of what I do.

Get a life, moron.

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And yet you felt strongly enough to report this post to staff.....

Yup, lying again. I can always tell when you're lying. Either your fingers are typing or your lips are moving.

Cool trick, huh?

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Originally Posted by wilomn

LOL

Seriously, I laughed out loud at your scientific conclusions.

AHAHahAHAHAHahahAHAHAHAHahahHAHAHAhahahahAha

Measured the girth......not the width, the girth of a snake you've never seen and which I highly doubt exists to begin with. You were then "told" and believe it well enough to repeat, that the snake was seen snatching a bird out of mid-air AND because of a poop AROUND 2 inches in length, a length which one would think you having such personal familiarity with there would be no doubt about anything else of that length, no rulers or tape measures up there in Bakersfield ( wonder what he measured the GIRTH of the snake with?) and THEN you find hair in the unmeasurable snake poop and determine from that evidence that the snake that you told us was snatching birds out of midair had the hair of a field mouse in it and, no... i just can't go on....laughing too hard......can't catch breath.....you are one funny little man, petey, you are one funny little man.

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Wow i find this to be a really rude comment that was completely unnecessary. You didn't have to be so sarcastic in your response when the OP was asking a legitimate question. I agree with you and your conclusions and like what your trying to do to help them out and capture them so people don't have to be scared I like your conclusions and with a track having a width of 7 inches can only mean its a large constrictor or giant rattlesnake. No garder snake, rat snake, or corn snake could leave a track that wide.

You know what i would try, get an outdoor lamp or a dome lamp with a red basking light. Get like a storage tub that you would find at walmart or where ever that is about 60qt or so and cut a hole in the side for the snake to get in. I would leave this setup with some bedding in the bottom with the smell of rats or mice on it, so if you have some at home that would probably work. Now i don't know how you would go about closing the door on the snake or even making a door, but you could also just put a hole on the top of the tub so the snake could get in, but might take some time to get out. Check the trap often to see if anyone "moved in." This is just a suggestion, but the mouse or rat smell could entice the snake and this is probably better than just leaving a rat or mouse in there as free food haha.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

And yet you felt strongly enough to report this post to staff.....

Yup, lying again. I can always tell when you're lying. Either your fingers are typing or your lips are moving.

Cool trick, huh?

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I'm only playin' along to your stupid lil' games. You wanna make your reports and don't like it when someone else does it? You're just a sore loser who thinks he knows it all but doesn't seem to actually prove it, instead wants to run a mockery of everything. Get a life, your village is missing you!

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Wow i find this to be a really rude comment that was completely unnecessary. You didn't have to be so sarcastic in your response when the OP was asking a legitimate question. I agree with you and your conclusions and like what your trying to do to help them out and capture them so people don't have to be scared I like your conclusions and with a track having a width of 7 inches can only mean its a large constrictor or giant rattlesnake. No garder snake, rat snake, or corn snake could leave a track that wide.

You know what i would try, get an outdoor lamp or a dome lamp with a red basking light. Get like a storage tub that you would find at walmart or where ever that is about 60qt or so and cut a hole in the side for the snake to get in. I would leave this setup with some bedding in the bottom with the smell of rats or mice on it, so if you have some at home that would probably work. Now i don't know how you would go about closing the door on the snake or even making a door, but you could also just put a hole on the top of the tub so the snake could get in, but might take some time to get out. Check the trap often to see if anyone "moved in." This is just a suggestion, but the mouse or rat smell could entice the snake and this is probably better than just leaving a rat or mouse in there as free food haha.

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Thank you, and I appreciate your input.

Here we go!! :teevee::popcorn:

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Originally Posted by revxus

I'm only playin' along to your stupid lil' games. You wanna make your reports and don't like it when someone else does it? You're just a sore loser who thinks he knows it all but doesn't seem to actually prove it, instead wants to run a mockery of everything. Get a life, your village is missing you!

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Sorry peter, I have yet to report a post on this site.

I don't need to with idiots like you trying to get kicked off so hard all on their own.

Keep it up little one, keep it up.

Oops, bad choice of words there, I know how sensitive you are.

How about, keep going or onward or something like that? Little better for ya that way?

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Sorry peter, I have yet to report a post on this site.

I don't need to with idiots like you trying to get kicked off so hard all on their own.

Keep it up little one, keep it up.

Oops, bad choice of words there, I know how sensitive you are.

How about, keep going or onward or something like that? Little better for ya that way?

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Keep what up? The truth about you?

Why don't you act your age for once, grandpa!

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Sorry peter, I have yet to report a post on this site.

I don't need to with idiots like you trying to get kicked off so hard all on their own.

Keep it up little one, keep it up.

Oops, bad choice of words there, I know how sensitive you are.

How about, keep going or onward or something like that? Little better for ya that way?

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Wow i didn't know i would have to add someone else to my ignore list. Stop trying to ruin this thread and just get over your self and go lurk on another forum. All he wants is advice and suggestions and your just criticizing him.

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Originally Posted by revxus

Keep what up? The truth about you?

Why don't you act your age for once, grandpa!

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Truth about Wes? There's lots of truth about Wes, but he's not afraid to talk about it and have it out in the open. Nothing is hiding there.

Why do you have such a huge intention of capturing these animals? One sounds like it is probably native, and the other, if it exists, should be relocated if seen. But since no one has actually seen it, I wouldn't personally take action.

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

Here we go!! :teevee::popcorn:

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Hey look!! Forum drama!!

Though to be honest, forum drama is SOOOO 2002.

I'd say that it's all about lolcats nowadays, but even that has passed beyond the intarwebs spotlight.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

And yet you felt strongly enough to report this post to staff.....

Yup, lying again. I can always tell when you're lying. Either your fingers are typing or your lips are moving.

Cool trick, huh?

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While you may be trying to make a point, your motives and methods are pretty unlikeable!

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Originally Posted by python1024

I really don't even know Wes but I do know that he knows a lot of valuable information that I have personally learned from. I respect him for his knowledge about the snakes that I love keeping.

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I'm really curious as to what "valuable" information he has shared with you, I haven't found a single helpful tip or advice coming from him in this forum or any other.

And it boggles my mind that he's a member of the Southwestern Herp Society, who stands by their following statement off their official website:

The objectives of the Southwestern Herpetologists Society are:

* To enhance the education of the members and the general public concerning the roles of amphibians and
reptiles in the natural world.
* To promote the conservation of reptiles and amphibians in particular, as well as all wildlife in general.
* To provide information for the closer cooperation between amateur and professional herpetologists, that
they may work together for the promotion of the science of herpetology.

Yet the ol' man wants to act like a child and criticize my rescue efforts for stray reptiles in peoples' homes.

I wonder if the organization actually knows about him? They may just not care, and that is exactly why I refuse to donate to an organization that condones this behavior from one of their very own.

Oh well...

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Originally Posted by revxus

I'm really curious as to what "valuable" information he has shared with you, I haven't found a single helpful tip or advice coming from him in this forum or any other.

And it boggles my mind that he's a member of the Southwestern Herp Society, who stands by their following statement off their official website:

The objectives of the Southwestern Herpetologists Society are:

* To enhance the education of the members and the general public concerning the roles of amphibians and
reptiles in the natural world.
* To promote the conservation of reptiles and amphibians in particular, as well as all wildlife in general.
* To provide information for the closer cooperation between amateur and professional herpetologists, that
they may work together for the promotion of the science of herpetology.

Yet the ol' man wants to act like a child and criticize my rescue efforts for stray reptiles in peoples' homes.

I wonder if the organization actually knows about him? They may just not care, and that is exactly why I refuse to donate to an organization that condones this behavior from one of their very own.

Oh well...

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By focusing on the negative of course you wouldn't notice.

He has given me pounds of information about breeding colubrids and has helped me out multiple times. He introduced me to the beauty of FWCs. He has helped me on countless husbandry and cage issues (especially when it comes to using pine for bedding and for enclosure building).

I would go out and find thousands of posts of examples of why he is a huge contributor to our community through lawful action and political activism as well, but there's a search function, and you can do that all by yourself.

Edit: I also like how you continue to bash Wes but have him on ignore so he is unable to defend himself. Cowardly I must say.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

By focusing on the negative of course you wouldn't notice.

He has given me pounds of information about breeding colubrids and has helped me out multiple times. He introduced me to the beauty of FWCs. He has helped me on countless husbandry and cage issues (especially when it comes to using pine for bedding and for enclosure building).

I would go out and find thousands of posts of examples of why he is a huge contributor to our community through lawful action and political activism as well, but there's a search function, and you can do that all by yourself.

Edit: I also like how you continue to bash Wes but have him on ignore so he is unable to defend himself. Cowardly I must say.

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Trust me, I've searched... nothing worth reading, I skim through his "poetic" writings, or lack thereof.

Bashing Wes? Well, you certainly haven't been paying attention!

Cowardly? I fear no one! I wish he would show himself some day at the herp meetings, or somewhere here in my neck of the woods... but he's always got an excuse, or some smart-ass comment that I simply have chosen to ignore the idiot.

He knows where I live. I'm still waiting.

And that,

Ladies and gentlemen, is quite enough of that.

This petty little flame war started on another forum and is no longer welcome on this one. It was brought here with the pure and simple intent to further the flaming with no regard payed to the consequences to the site.

My advice is to quickly put each other on ignore or learn how not to retaliate. :mad:

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If you can't learn to behave in a civilised manner then leave.

The staff have far better things to do than babysit grown men who should know better.


dr del

peter, you've gone too far. The following are the emails you've sent me, as you sent them.

It's one thing to come after me, that's fine. But you crossed the uncrossable line.

Let me be very VERY serious here peter. If ANYTHING happens to my daughter, EVER, if she so much as trips and sprains an ankle, I'm going to find you. When I've done that, bad things will happen to you.

The :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: is out!
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Remember me, :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:?! Well, I'm glad to see you're nowhere allowed near Fauna classifieds, or the BOI... HA!

I'm still collecting rattlers, and still herpin'.. if I ever see u out in the field, I hope u get bitten and die! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

:cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r: OFF.

The more people I meet, the more I like rattlesnakes.

Fat ass
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Yeah, you!

And that other guy with the monkey face... go get in shape and stop the whining!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


The more people I meet, the more I like rattlesnakes.


Low self esteem
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Women with low self esteem? Don't have you have a daughter with a weight problem? Aren't you still single? Oh yeah... that daughter was your lucky strike, eh!

The more people I meet, the more I like rattlesnakes.

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Originally Posted by revxus

Trust me, I've searched... nothing worth reading, I skim through his "poetic" writings, or lack thereof.

Bashing Wes? Well, you certainly haven't been paying attention!

Cowardly? I fear no one! I wish he would show himself some day at the herp meetings, or somewhere here in my neck of the woods... but he's always got an excuse, or some smart-ass comment that I simply have chosen to ignore the idiot.

He knows where I live. I'm still waiting.

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I consider this post of peter's a personal threat and will treat any further posts from him as such.

Oh that's not cool man.

Brought the family into it.....

Hello,

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dr del