Snake in the barn/how do I get it out?

[Bob_Skurka]

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I prefer snakes to rats.
Get rid of the rats/rodents and the snake will leave.
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I prefer snakes to politicians even if they are often the same thing.

But on a serious note, do we know if the snake (not the politician) is a poisonous variety or is it the type that will control the mouse & rat population without fear of injury to the family or the pets?

If it is a simple harmless snake like a king or garter snake then I would probably scream like a little girl if it poked its head out of a dark cabinet that I was reaching into, but I would probably still let it stay there. I would much rather have the snake there controlling vermin than have the vermin and lose the snake. We had a garter snake get into to house one day, still don't know how that happened. My daughter saw it, she was probably 5 or 6 at the time. While not poisonous I still didn't like the idea of it snapping at me. The quick thinker that my daughter is, she ran up to the kitchen and brought me an oven mit. I picked the snake up and carried it to the patio where I released it into the garden unharmed. Now if it was a rattler in my house, I'd probably have wet myself.

 

[Slamfire]

There ain't a sadder sight in the world than a Jack Russel with time on his paws. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[BB_TX]

<font color="blue"> I would just keep the snake to get rid of the rodents </font>
The snake being there doesn't particularly bother me. I don't think it is poisonous. The skin is basically dark grey to black with nothing particularly interesting as far as markings. But we don't live on this land yet. I built the shop with a bathroom, small kitchen area, and put in a few pieces of furniture so that we can go up there occasionally to spend a weekend. If the wife finds out there is a snake in the building, she will never set foot in there again. And since snakes can climb, I am not sure how well I would sleep in there either. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[thegreatrandini]

I would sleep with a snake before I would rodents... Heck what am I saying my exwife is a snake and use to sleep with her!!!

Get rid of the rodents. The snake will leave!!! Try that heat lamp thing.

 

[johndeere2210]

Don't make any difference what kind of snake it is, move your tractor out and burn the barn! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[GeneD14]

I heard a long time ago that if you grab a snake by it's tail and sling it around in a big circle the force will make it's head pop. Is that true? By the way I'm not man enough to try it.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

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I heard a long time ago that if you grab a snake by it's tail and sling it around in a big circle the force will make it's head pop. Is that true? By the way I'm not man enough to try it.
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Heck, I'm the one who's daughter brought him an oven mitt to grab the snake . . . I'm not the guy who is going to try to swing it in a circle over my head yelling YIPPEE or whatever while trying to get its head to fill with blood and explode!

 

[GeneD14]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I'm not the guy who is going to try to swing it in a circle over my head yelling YIPPEE or whatever while trying to get its head to fill with blood and explode!
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Bob,
I had a big lunch and after reading that I've been laughing so hard I am in pain. You painted quite a picture. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Bird]

You don't just swing it around in a circle; you have to pop it like a whip to break its neck. At least that's what my dad said his mother used to do, and she confirmed that many years ago.

 

[chucko]

Keep the snake or <<<This>>> might happen to you