Ok guys, this is serious. No B.S., I got a 3 1/2 foot cottonmouth water moccasin snake that appears to have taken up residence under my dilapidated old singlewide I live in. Snakes scare the shit outta me. On Aug 3, I went out to feed my two remaining dogs around 4:30pm. My biggest one, Fred, was acting all woozy and disoriented. He staggered and fell getting to the place he eats at. He was dead in half an hour. Poisoned.
Yesterday afternoon, the last remaining dog alerted at the front door. As I went outside I look around and saw the cottonmouth under my open style wooden front steps. I leaped back inside. Load my M28 with snakeshot and head out. Snake went back in under the house via a big hole in the old metal underpinning. Last night at 11:30pm Wally, my little mutt, alerted again. Danger Close! Out the front I go pistol and light in hand. Spot snake under steps. Wiggle around to get a shot. He's moving now. Pow! Aimed at the head. 2ft or so and I MISS! Damn it! Snake goes back under the house. Wally, my gun fearing dog, heads for the hills and I'm left there really pissed off! And I still got that snake under my relic of a house....
So seriously guys, any suggestions on how to drive this reptile out into the open? There's a few gaps in the old aluminum underpinning and yesterday I sprayed wasp spray [mostly kerosene] into those openings leaving it's known exit under the steps untouched. I tossed an insect fogger under the place hoping it would drive it out... Nope. This is a snake I gotta kill! No joke. He killed my buddy Fred, and I'm pissed!
So, any ideas? And please spare me the cyber humor. I need help, not silly replies.
Yesterday afternoon, the last remaining dog alerted at the front door. As I went outside I look around and saw the cottonmouth under my open style wooden front steps. I leaped back inside. Load my M28 with snakeshot and head out. Snake went back in under the house via a big hole in the old metal underpinning. Last night at 11:30pm Wally, my little mutt, alerted again. Danger Close! Out the front I go pistol and light in hand. Spot snake under steps. Wiggle around to get a shot. He's moving now. Pow! Aimed at the head. 2ft or so and I MISS! Damn it! Snake goes back under the house. Wally, my gun fearing dog, heads for the hills and I'm left there really pissed off! And I still got that snake under my relic of a house....
So seriously guys, any suggestions on how to drive this reptile out into the open? There's a few gaps in the old aluminum underpinning and yesterday I sprayed wasp spray [mostly kerosene] into those openings leaving it's known exit under the steps untouched. I tossed an insect fogger under the place hoping it would drive it out... Nope. This is a snake I gotta kill! No joke. He killed my buddy Fred, and I'm pissed!
So, any ideas? And please spare me the cyber humor. I need help, not silly replies.