I relocate them too. To Hell.
Exactly what I was thinking too!
I relocate them too. To Hell.
Urban? You live in the county seat for where I grew up. When I started driving it was 10 miles to the nearest paved road. And I killed every snake I found then too.You indiscriminate snake killers obviously do not live on a ranch or farm!!!!!
I welcome all feral cats and snakes to keep the rodent population in check.
I guess urban people fear things that scare them?????????????
I only eliminate Pit Vipers that attack my dogs. Otherwise..............
I ain't skeerd!!!!!!!!!!
bob
IMO feral cats are a different situation. They are an invasive species, have no effective population checks in the ecology, and spread disease (fairly rampantly once a colony gets big enough). It sounds mean, but feral cats should be euthanized. But that's different from the "outdoor" cats that people keep around barns and feed.A totally misguided statement; I grew up on a farm and lived most of my adult life “out in the country”. I’ve dispatched snakes to the land of fire & brimstone every chance I got and still will. (AND I don’t knowingly put up with feral cats around the place - fortunately the bobcat and coyotes tend to self-correct that situation).
I relocate them too. To Hell.
Do some mo' learnin. Those be Texas ratsnakes. I outta know, got a 5' one for a pet.western rat snake... I been learnin
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Looks like a Blotched watersnake to me. Definitely not aggressive, but they do have their pet sunning spots!Last year I killed 13 small copperheads in the lake house yard, cleaned out the overgrown flower beds and rocked them, this year nada ...
This water snake (Northern?) came back for a week to the same spot, despite being thrown back in the water with a boat gaff each morning I went fishing. Not aggressive, but damned stubborn/persistent.
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What was once the Texas Rat Snake has been reclassified under the Western Rat Snake species. Same thing nowDo some mo' learnin. Those be Texas ratsnakes. I outta know, got a 5' one for a pet.
IMO feral cats are a different situation. They are an invasive species, have no effective population checks in the ecology, and spread disease (fairly rampantly once a colony gets big enough). It sounds mean, but feral cats should be euthanized. But that's different from the "outdoor" cats that people keep around barns and feed.
My mom brought two cats to our barn. They were cute and affectionate. The babies they had were wild ass terrorists. They would swipe at you when you walked past the feed barrels, and hiss at you while you tried to feed them.
When the barn cat population hit about 25, my dad decided it was time to thin out the herd.
When we finally sold the old home place, that barn still smelled like cat shit.
I'm in a snake page on FB and they frown on killing any snake. Non-venous snakes are all. extremely beneficial.Non-venomous snakes help keep the rodent population in check.
The attitude of killing ALL snakes is not necessary, but maybe the bible stories have effected your mind if a 'kill every snake I see'....is what you do.
quite a few do, speckled king snakes, coachwhips, etc. Usually an awesome sight.Blue Indigos' kill rattlers....
jest put an ear tag on ‘em & call it good