Snake traps.....?
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06/26/24 07:52 PM
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Brian Mongeau
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Other than the usual glue type traps, has anyone had any success with ANY kind of live trap for snakes, bought, homemade or other? I have a customer with a little coi pond. At least two snakes eating her goldfish. I'm a grab them when I see them guy, but don't have all day to wait for a snake to show itself. The pond is lined with flat stones all around, If I were to float a minnow trap with black plastic over it, would a snake use it to hide? Any ideas appreciated, silly or serious.
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Re: Snake traps.....?
[Re: Brian Mongeau]
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06/26/24 08:10 PM
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I've had great success using minnow traps aka eel pots for watersnakes. The exact scenario you describe.
In free flowing with resident native fish I bait for minnows which in turn is the bait for the snakes.
Koi ponds you're going to need some sacrificial koi or other similar minnow bait.
Fully submerged for a kill trap or tuck in a short cut of pool tube float, enough to float the trap, for a no kill set.
Location is everything as in all things trapping. Travel routes along weedlines, current seams, shade lines under overhead structure, near basking locations, etc..
Good baits for minnows, dry pet kibble in a panty hose material bag, cottonseed meal where available. The idea is ultra slow release of bait to draw them into the trap.
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Re: Snake traps.....?
[Re: Brian Mongeau]
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06/26/24 09:24 PM
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Thanks Warrior. Do you ever catch multiples? Often
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Re: Snake traps.....?
[Re: Brian Mongeau]
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06/28/24 03:38 PM
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Other than the usual glue type traps, has anyone had any success with ANY kind of live trap for snakes, bought, homemade or other? I have a customer with a little coi pond. At least two snakes eating her goldfish. I'm a grab them when I see them guy, but don't have all day to wait for a snake to show itself. The pond is lined with flat stones all around, If I were to float a minnow trap with black plastic over it, would a snake use it to hide? Any ideas appreciated, silly or serious. Like you a grab em and go guy, yes even the rattlesnakes after all isn't that what the catch pole is for? Although in the crawl space was a little exciting. Catch pole, drop in a doubled gunny sack and out they go
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Re: Snake traps.....?
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06/28/24 04:48 PM
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I keep four of these ( https://www.amazon.com/Gees-Feets-G...8433f59ab2fdeef148550b9&gad_source=1) set in my yard all year around since we often get some warm days in the winter. I have caught several species of Alabama snakes, and lizards, including copperheads, eastern coachwhip, black racer; even catch a small chipmunk once on a while.I haven't caught a rattlesnake in them yet though. I don't know if it helps, but I usually bait them with a bait called JUST MICE.
Note to self- Engage brain before opening mouth (or hitting the ENTER key/SUBMIT button).
Ron Fry
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