Getting rid of gophers using snakes

[CantHelpIt]

I was looking at wikihow on how to get rid of gophers quicker than shooting them all and came across a piece of rather unorthodox information.

Granted I didn't expect good information on wikihow but should they be allowed to instruct people to buy and release non venomous snakes as a predator in their yards? It seems rather careless to me and it looks as though they genuinely are giving it as advice

[piedlover79]

That is insane.

[Slim]

That is insane.

That is the circle we call life...

[piedlover79]

I don't care about snakes eating gophers a la 'circle of life', I'm saying it's insane to buy a 'non venomous' snake, release it in your yard, and expect it to solve your gopher problem.

[Slim]

Well, it does seem like an expensive fix, especially since you can't guarantee the released snakes will give a rat's butt about your gopher problem and will likely take off for parts unknown as soon as you let them go. However, I like snakes more than cats or dogs, so I'd be willing to give it a roll...

[piedlover79]

Maybe if you bought a trained snake....

[Fraido]

Aren't gophers pretty decent sized? Wouldn't it require large snakes?

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[Caspian]

Ditch the snake idea, and hire someone with a trained mink. https://youtu.be/ZYoKVUkqX5c

[piedlover79]

Damn! I knew mink were amazing hunters, but I didn't know you could 'train' them.

[Willowy]

I've thought about buying a bunch of rat snakes and setting them loose in my barn. . .I know rat snakes are native to the area; it just seems I don't have any on my property :/. But as for actually targeting the gophers, idk about that.