@##$% rattlesnake ...

[LJH]

Hanging out in my rock wall. Can't get a clean shot because of the rocks & he won't lay his head out on the flat where we can chop it. Pretty stinkin' inconsiderate if you ask me.

Ya think a blast with a fire extinguisher would chill him sufficiently so he could be hooked out & permanently dispatched?

 

[sea2summit]

Throw a bunch of ice in there or possibly a big cup of ice water, he'll come out fairly quick.

 

[KYErik]

If it is a carbon dioxide extinguisher, yes that will really cool him off/slow him down

 

[LJH]

I tried a hose, but he just went farther back into the wall. I think the squirrels have a network of tunnels and he's using those to travel behind the rocks. Didn't think of ICE though, worth a try, thanks.

I'm not too worried about him getting one of us, but our dogs and goats are too dumb to know it's a danger.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I have known snake hunters to take garden sprayers, put in some gasoline, and spray it down into a den. They say the snakes just come boiling out. I'm not suggesting this option, although I might come up with something kinda stinky or obnoxious, like maybe ammonia, etc.

 

[LJH]

If it is a carbon dioxide extinguisher, yes that will really cool him off/slow him down

Cool & slow would be good, thanks! Call me a weenie, but I hate to torture anything, even a snake. Clean kill is fine, but not prolonged and I didn't know if an extinguisher blast would just drive him back in to die slow.

 

[KYErik]

I don't think that chilling him would kill him unless you could freeze his head almost solid. He would just slow down so that you could hopefully handle him safely.

I like the ammonia idea- maybe the fumes will drive him out.

 

[farmgirl19]

Snakes only take 1-2 breaths per minute, and can hold their breath for extended periods of time (minutes), so if you are hoping fumes will drive him out, you might have a long wait. Gasoline on him will at least make him move somehere.

 

[ustmd]

Can you put out some glue traps--especially the big ones for rats? If it just stuck on him, he will coil on it to try to get away. It won;t kill him, but may keep him in place long enough for him to be dispatched.

Remember, no pictures, it didn't happen and we won't believe you.

 

[Western]

Ammonia, works better than gas.

 

[cletus99]

Went rattle snake hunting when I was a teenager with my Dad and some of his friends and they just poured a little gas down holes in the ground to run them out then took them out with a 12 gauge.

 

[farmgirl19]

Went rattle snake hunting when I was a teenager with my Dad and some of his friends and they just poured a little gas down holes in the ground to run them out then took them out with a 12 gauge.

Same around here, with the rattlesnake hunts.

 

[troutsqueezer]

I get around 4 to 5 rattlers per season in the yard. We bought a Gentle Giant snake handler pole to grab them and place them into a plastic trunk. Then they get taken for a ride down the road where we cut them loose.

 

[LJH]

Remember, no pictures, it didn't happen and we won't believe you.

LOL! Didn't think to take pictures but will if he reappears. I poured ammonia in several of the holes around where he was; nobody bolted out immediately but I didn't have time to hang around and watch (deadlines - danged customers won't pay me unless they get their stuff finished - so annoying ). It may have worked though 'cause no sign of him since. Fingers crossed and thanks to everyone for the help & suggestions.

 

[cletus99]

Not sure how well it works, never tried it, but I've always heard moth balls were a good deterrent for snakes. Might could tried to put some around just to keep them from coming back.

 

[dodge man]

Try 22 birdshot, it doesn't pack much of a punch so you won't have it ricocheting off your wall.