Water moccasins
Question:
: Get yourself a minnow trap. I forget who makes the models I’ve used : but their basic shape is about a 12" diameter wire mesh tube about two : feet long with a funnel like throat at each end. Toss a handful of : minnows or bream in it and hang it near the bank with the throat : barely in the water. I’ve caught numerous snakes this way, none of : which I really intended to catch. Once the snake gets inside and gets : his fill, getting out is impossible. : Getting him out of the trap is an adventure in itself. If the intent is to get rid of the snakes, couldn’t you just toss the trap in the stream for a day, and drown them? samg Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
> I have two water moccasins in my pond I need to get rid of. They are rarely > seen, so shooting is not practical. > Does anyone have an idea of how to trap them?
Jump in the pond. The snakes will magically appear then hit them with a 44-mag with prime rat shot. Believe me, you don’t want to trap them! Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
>I have two water moccasins in my pond I need to get rid of. They are >rarely seen, so shooting is not practical. >Does anyone have an idea of how to trap them? >Thanks for any help >John
Try a wire mesh fish basket with a fat juicy live bream in it. The ones with the hinged lid. Tie it off on the bank and leave it in the water. Never tried to trap a cottonmouth, but I’ve caught a few that way by accident. I’ve also caught them on fish stringers, where they eat the fish and get hooked. If those ideas don’t work, see if somebody will let you borrow a ‘gator. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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i think i would buy a couple of white rats, throw them in the pond and then put my shotgun to use when the snakes came out. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
I have two water moccasins in my pond I need to get rid of. They are rarely seen, so shooting is not practical. Does anyone have an idea of how to trap them? Thanks for any help John Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
buy some ducks….seriously ducks will chase away any kind of snake. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
>I have two water moccasins in my pond I need to get rid of. They are rarely >seen, so shooting is not practical. >Does anyone have an idea of how to trap them?
Get yourself a minnow trap. I forget who makes the models I’ve used but their basic shape is about a 12" diameter wire mesh tube about two feet long with a funnel like throat at each end. Toss a handful of minnows or bream in it and hang it near the bank with the throat barely in the water. I’ve caught numerous snakes this way, none of which I really intended to catch. Once the snake gets inside and gets his fill, getting out is impossible. Getting him out of the trap is an adventure in itself. Good Luck (and carry a big stick) DuckHunt Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
Tie a rat to a stake and wait in ambush 
Steve Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
