Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

[Typical_08]

Some strange aggressive guy comes into my house and puts my kids in danger. Maybe if he goes inside your house you will try to "relocate" him. Sorry, but if he comes into my house, he is going to get shot. I guess that's where we differ.

I am about as militant as they come, and I see what you are saying. But if someone breaks into my home, they will likely be shot, but if I am able to deescalate it I will. Same with a snake, or anything that I don't have to kill.

[tarzan07]

i would never kill a snake! i couldn't even picture myself hurting a snake of any species! we get the occasional rattlesnake in the yard. when that happens we just relocate them so the anklebiters next door don't get bitten.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I will say that over and over, no matter how often you bring up the "kids are in danger and always come first" bull hooky. I will remain stubborn on that fact, because someone has to.

This will change when you have kids I hope.

[mainbutter]

This will change when you have kids I hope.

There is a difference between keeping your kids safe, and being overprotective.

[Raptor]

I voted yes, however, venomous snakes only. We have livestock, and thus, tall grass around the house (pens up around the hosue is for the silk animals), so, walking the yard to make sure that there's nothing nasty is pointless, as is putting up special anti-snake fencing on the fences (goat horns get tangled in almost anything small).

Last year, we have a purebred baby goat that we were talking about registering. One evening, he came home with the rest of the herd. Back end wasn't working right. We looked him over and discovered where he had been struck on the leg by a snake. He never really recovered. A possible $500+ gone...That, and I've been chased by cottonmouths a few too many times :|

On the otherhand, I havne't seen a venomous snake in a couple years now.

[DutchHerp]

Old ass thread... LOL

Later, Matt

[DutchHerp]

That, and I've been chased by cottonmouths a few too many times :|

I'm skeptical. To say the least. Seriously, do you mean what you say?

Later, Matt

[mainbutter]

I'm skeptical. To say the least. Seriously, do you mean what you say?

Later, Matt

Absolutely. I don't use the word "chase" per say, but I have been charged by a couple PO-ed cottonmouths. They don't just stand in S-position waiting for you to get close when they feel threatened, they come at you a couple feet at a time, position, stare you down, charge a few feet again.

Granted the couple of times it happened, I gave the snake more than enough reason to be pissed off (stepped on a log that the snake was hiding under, almost stepped on a near-invisible mud-covered snake itself more than once)

I don't know if they would have actually tagged me, but they put on a very aggressive show to try to scare you off. They are the ONLY snake I know to actually move TOWARDS a human when they feel threatened. Most snakes pose, hiss, and try to run away.

[SerpentesCiconii]

I can't believe some of you actually voted yes.

[jparker1167]

i agree with serpentes. it would be one thing if a venomous snake was getting ready to bite someone in your family but for one to just be in your yard you would kill it. coming from people that are suposed to stand up for snakes thats strange to hear. you can call someone to remove venomous snakes.