Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

[jparker1167]

[QUOTE=Raptor;1123838]Unlike those who talk about moving the snakes, I don't have the balls or expertise to be handling a venomous snake. Calling someone to remove it? Pft. They'll just say kill it.
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you can find people that will remove the snake and dont say just kill it.. what kind of goats do you have that are that expensive i have a friend that has goats and i havent heard of them being very high priced. he told me about a goat that was pretty expensive cant remember the strange name it had tho lol.

[CoolioTiffany]

Never found any snakes in my yard, since snakes are not likely to come down here from the mountains. Though, I find many lizards around such as Arizona Whiptails. If I ever find a snake that is not venomous I would most likely just take a look and it and handle it a bit, then most likely go somewhere where it wouldn't come in contact with people much or on a hiking mountain. If it were to be venomous, simply calling animal control to remove the snake would be the safest way. The snake doesn't want to die, and was probably out hunting for something to eat. And I always remember, it's us that have moved into their territory so there is no need to kill them for coming into our yard that once was their territory.

[Raptor]

Unlike those who talk about moving the snakes, I don't have the balls or expertise to be handling a venomous snake. Calling someone to remove it? Pft. They'll just say kill it.

you can find people that will remove the snake and dont say just kill it.. what kind of goats do you have that are that expensive i have a friend that has goats and i havent heard of them being very high priced. he told me about a goat that was pretty expensive cant remember the strange name it had tho lol.

Lol, like I've said in the past two posts, I haven't seen a venomous snake in years. I've just seen the standard colubrids and such. As for the goats, we mainly deal with Kikos; it's a breed that was imported from New Zealand. Here are some auction results from the associations showcase sale: http://www.hcrhorses.com/AKGAcatalog.html On the last page, there's a goat that sold for $3600 (shame there's not a picture, would have loved to have seen her). The majority range between $500-$700 which is about the average price for some of the more common BP morphs.

[DutchHerp]

Relocation of snakes often has the opposite of the desired outcome.

Later, Matt

[Hulihzack]

Relocation of snakes often has the opposite of the desired outcome.

Later, Matt

That's nice, but perhaps you should explain why for the people on here who don't know. They're less likely to take advice if it's just yelling at them in big bold letters without anything supporting it...

I won't kill any snakes I find in my yard, venomous or not. It's good to be familiar with local herp associations or clubs in case you find something venomous (especially here in Phoenix) cause they can send people out and deal with it properly.

[Seneschal]

I voted no. We live in NE Florida right by swamps and several state parks. Inevitably, we end up with snakes on our property. I don't see the point of killing them, since because of where we are, more will always come anyways. Indeed, I enjoy finding snakes! Even the venomous ones. I've lived in areas with venomous snakes my whole life, and my family just taught us to recognize and avoid venomous snakes, and to keep an eye on where we walk. As for snakes in our yard; we usually just keep the dog inside if we see them, and wait for them to go away on their own. For a while we had a black racer camping out in our garage eating toads, lol.

Whenever I'm walking in the woods, I carry a stick to prod the ground ahead of me, and to lightly poke at any brush where a snake might be hiding so that I will give them plenty of warning to get out of the way, and I watch what I'm doing. So far, I've had no problems. I do relocate any herp I find in the road, and take it into the woods to release. That includes a coral snake, and, I suppose, would include any other venomoid, if I had the safety equipment necessary to move it.

I can understand the fear of your animals or children finding them, and it's really up to each individual to assess each individual situation to find the best possible solution. I, personally, don't like to think of killing an animal as a solution at all, but that's just me. I don't know how I missed this thread, lol! In any case, while I don't like hearing the "yes" answers, I also cannot condemn them. Unless, of course, they're killing animals that don't pose a danger just because they don't like them. :/ I would argue with someone who did that, lol.

[mooingtricycle]

Relocation of snakes often has the opposite of the desired outcome.

Later, Matt

Its true, there are many delicate species that DO NOT take well to relocation and often die because of those changes. ( I learned about this myself not too many moons ago )

[DutchHerp]

That's nice, but perhaps you should explain why for the people on here who don't know. They're less likely to take advice if it's just yelling at them in big bold letters without anything supporting it...

I won't kill any snakes I find in my yard, venomous or not. It's good to be familiar with local herp associations or clubs in case you find something venomous (especially here in Phoenix) cause they can send people out and deal with it properly.

Snakes, especially the ones that use communal hibernacula, usually do not fare well when relocated. The reasons range from not finding suitable places for hibernation, not finding enough prey, competition with other snakes/wildlife, etc.

However, baby snakes that do use wintering dens generally do better than their older counterparts.

Later, Matt

[Neal]

Well when I say relocate, I mean like down the road, which is only a 1/4 mile, but down at the beginning of my road is pretty dense woods.

[Repsrul]

No! I will not kill them I will relocate them. I do not have kids yet but I do have dogs and it is always in the back of my mind. With me having 30 plus Ball Pythons and 20 plus Bearded Dragons I don't think my dogs would know to be afraid of a wild snake. I would hope that they would start barking and and keep their distance from it. I hope! I could get Northern Copperheads and Timber Rattlers as far as the venomous stuff goes. I think I am more concerned about the four legged creatures that could crawl under my fence and give my dogs a disease.