buckmaster

How many of you would kill a snake?? legal or not.Just curious....

BobCo19-65

With a bow?

buckmaster

By any means necessary... You can say while bowhunting to keep it on topic.

BobCo19-65

No, I wouldn't bowhunt for snakes. Other reptiles like alligators, yes.

Brknarrow1970

I try not to kill snakes unless I can identify them a poisinous - copperheads, rattlers, mocassins will die, everything else I leave alone

Matt / PA

I don't even think I'd kill a poisonous one at my house.........I'd catch it and relocate him somewhere.

Seriously.

I have no fear of snakes and understand their benefits to the habitat. I have never understood the irrational reaction of killing every snake a person sees just because they're snakes. ESPECIALLY those who kill harmless species like Garter, Milk, Corn etc snakes......good lord get over the fear.

And people who carry revolvers with snakeshot just for snakes? Where are you guys walking, the outback of Australia?


Now if you have a place where kids play quite a bit in a rural setting it might be best if any dangerous snakes get the heave-ho and I DO have Copperhead skins on my longbow limbs.
Learn what different snakes look like and enjoy them for what they are.......they're actually pretty cool when you realize they all won't kill you or chase you for miles down a wooded trail.

wallhangr

Poisonous, yes. Wherever and whenever. The rest of them, only if they get caught up in the lawnmower.

buckmaster

LOL Matt.... I still dont like themBlack snakes are as far as I'll go. I can live with them.

kickin_buck

I would only kill a snake if it was alive when I came up on it. If it was dead I would leave it alone.

huntingson

The snakes we have around here help keep the mice, rat and chipmunk populations down so not only would I not kill them, but I relocate them to my place.

I have gone around rattle snakes before when out west. They don't really bother me at all. Snakes are neat so long as I don't accidentally step on one or whatnot.