Frog Gig for snakes?

[skfullgun]

Help me out here. The weather is getting warmer and it's only a matter of time until the belly-crawlers show themselves. I usually carry a revolver with snakeshot followed by regular ammo. This year, I'm thinking of changing things up and carrying a frog Gig - one of those 5 point gigs - on my 4 wheeler and as I walk around the property. Thoughts? Pro's? Con's?

 

[Vaquero]

Long enough pole. A gig will do fine.
Keep the pistol handy anyway.

 

[deemus]

Never considered that. Great idea, but yeah, bring the pistol.

 

[Charlie]

So ............. you're saying a "snake gig"! Good idea, but as said earlier, keep the gun handy!

 

[Texasjack]

Caution: Don't use the kind of gig that has barbs. Once you get a snake on it, it may be tough to get it off.

Shot a water moccasin once with a bow. Thought I was pretty clever. Then realized that I couldn't retrieve my arrow until the damn thing died.

 

[Big Green]

Caution: Don't use the kind of gig that has barbs. Once you get a snake on it, it may be tough to get it off.

Shot a water moccasin once with a bow. Thought I was pretty clever. Then realized that I couldn't retrieve my arrow until the damn thing died.

Were you expecting to keep it alive?

 

[Dawico]

I always found a shovel pretty handy. Works on snakes and has plenty of other uses.

 

[dsgrey]

Caution: Don't use the kind of gig that has barbs. Once you get a snake on it, it may be tough to get it off.

Shot a water moccasin once with a bow. Thought I was pretty clever. Then realized that I couldn't retrieve my arrow until the damn thing died.

Ha! As a kid we accidentally caught a skunk in a cage trap. I used my compound bow to finish him with the same results. Of course I also split two arrows on the cage before the third one hit him.

 

[Hoji]

So, have you ever considered just ignoring them and let them do their job?

You know , eating the rodents that get into your house and chew electrical wiring, shit Hantavirus and piss in your insulation?

Easiest way to not get snakebit is don’t mess with them.

You know,

 

[Younggun]

I would stick with the revolver. I prefer alternating between shot and standard ammo in the cylinder.






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[skfullgun]

So, have you ever considered just ignoring them and let them do their job?

You know , eating the rodents that get into your house and chew electrical wiring, shit Hantavirus and piss in your insulation?

Easiest way to not get snakebit is don’t mess with them.

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I let most of them "be". Copperheads never get a pass. Mocassins? It honestly depends on their proximity to the house and their disposition.
I always carry a sidearm, I just never have liked limiting it to a revolver with the first cylinder being a shotshell. I sometimes still carry the NAA with ratshot as a secondary weapon.

But when walking the property, I usually have a walking stick. I'm going to combine a 6-7' staff with a gig of some type. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I too let them do their job.

I don't know the precise statistic anymore, but I know +90% of those who get snake bit due so as a result of messing with them instead of letting them be.

When I see non-venomous snakes in my yard I let them be.

If venomous, but on the outskirts of my yard, (Yes, I have a big yard) I let them be.

If close to the house, I put on snake leggings, take a clamper type apparatus and safely relocate in the woods to a nearby creek off my property. I don't like doing this as it exposes me to a possible bite, but I risk it, fully appreciating I could get bitten......

 

[baboon]

I always found a shovel pretty handy. Works on snakes and has plenty of other uses.

A hoe even more so!

 

[Younggun]

Snakes eat what, maybe once a week?


Lots of mammals and birds do a much better job of reducing the rodent population and pose far less risk.


I’m fine with shooting on site.


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[avvidclif]

Snakes eat what, maybe once a week?


Lots of mammals and birds do a much better job of reducing the rodent population and pose far l as risk.


I’m fine with shooting on site.


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Slowly put your iPhone down and walk away from it. It's speaking in tongues and could be hazardous to your health.

 

[Hoji]

Snakes eat what, maybe once a week?


Lots of mammals and birds do a much better job of reducing the rodent population and pose far less risk.


I’m fine with shooting on site.


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They eat as they catch prey and younger snakes eat more. Snakes will also eat an entire nest of rodents at a time, oh uninformed ginger avenger.

A mouse will have 4-14 offspring every 21 days.

Her offspring will be having litters at 4 weeks old.

Let’s go with an average of 8.
Do the math.


There are far more snakes eating rodents than raptors, cats and other predators.
You are welcome for the elucidation.

 

[Younggun]

They eat as they catch prey and younger snakes eat more. Snakes will also eat an entire nest of rodents at a time, oh uninformed ginger avenger.

A mouse will have 4-14 offspring every 21 days.

Her offspring will be having litters at 4 weeks old.

Let’s go with an average of 8.
Do the math.


There are far more snakes eating rodents than raptors, cats and other predators.
You are welcome for the elucidation.

We had not issues with rodents until a feral cat killed the 2 road runners in the area.

Roadrunners killed the snakes and rodents.

Snakes are better dead. Roadrunners are king.


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[BRD@66]

I leave 'em alone except for the 4 poison snakes and the common brown water snake that looks so much like a cottonmouth (to me) that he's gonna die.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I never give a water moccasin a pass. They are mean, aggressive, and eat fish. We have road runners in the neighborhood. That may explain why we have seen very few snakes in the 15 years we've lived here. None of those were venomous. I did rescue an Eastern Hognose crawling through the yard that looked like it had been attacked by a road runner. Peck marks all over it. Relocated it to a brushy area.

 

[oldag]

Poisonous snakes are not going to survive the encounter.

Other animals and nonpoisonous snakes can take care of rodents.