The Ford Barn

Terry, NJ · 07-18-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Russ/40

OK, I'll be the weirdo stand-alone "DON'T KILL THEM". They are beneficial as they eat the rodents. Ever had an interior invaded by nesting mice and rats? I'll take the snakes thank you.

Yeah but they only eat once every two weeks, Let me see, that's twenty six a year. I can kill that many in a night with my .22, and it's fun too.
Terry

NYfatboy · 07-18-2010, 01:09 PM

I'm in NY, and if you get caught killing them you'll be in trouble. DEC stopped us looking in a stream asking" what are we looking at?". Answered"crawfish".He explained about somebody disturbing the rattlers,left me surprised. Be careful!

Rowdy · 07-18-2010, 01:17 PM

No such laws here. Not even sure who the DEC is. We don't kill bull snakes here as they kill rattle snakes, but no weird laws about it. Rod

NYfatboy · 07-18-2010, 10:46 PM

Dept of Conservation

Rowdy · 07-18-2010, 10:51 PM

Thought maybe it was the Dept of Economic Colamitty.

Mike/Nebraska · 07-19-2010, 04:16 PM

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John LaVoy..sounds like you must have eaten at the Buckhorn in Denver!

Cool Hand Lurker · 07-20-2010, 10:27 AM

We don't have rattlers in my part of Minnesota but they have them in SE Minn. I looked up snake repellents on the internet and one site said that napthalene and sulphur works. Their theory was that the snakes navagation depends on their smell and the repellent makes them confused and lost and they panic and leave. Moth balls contain the same ingredients. I use them around my place to get rid of garden snakes and it works. Early in the year I mow over 5-6 of them before I get out the moth balls and then I don't see any more. The moth balls also get rid of the mice so I don't need no stinkin' snakes!

07-18-2010, 01:09 PM	#22
NYfatboy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greenwood lake,ny Posts: 110	Re: Snakes I'm in NY, and if you get caught killing them you'll be in trouble. DEC stopped us looking in a stream asking" what are we looking at?". Answered"crawfish".He explained about somebody disturbing the rattlers,left me surprised. Be careful! __________________ As my dad used to say- Bah,MORE JUNK!

07-18-2010, 01:17 PM	#23
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Snakes No such laws here. Not even sure who the DEC is. We don't kill bull snakes here as they kill rattle snakes, but no weird laws about it. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

07-18-2010, 10:46 PM	#24
NYfatboy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greenwood lake,ny Posts: 110	Re: Snakes Dept of Conservation __________________ As my dad used to say- Bah,MORE JUNK!

07-18-2010, 10:51 PM	#25
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Snakes Thought maybe it was the Dept of Economic Colamitty. __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

07-19-2010, 04:16 PM	#26
Mike/Nebraska Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern, Nebraska Posts: 354	Re: Snakes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) John LaVoy..sounds like you must have eaten at the Buckhorn in Denver!

07-20-2010, 10:27 AM	#27
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: Snakes We don't have rattlers in my part of Minnesota but they have them in SE Minn. I looked up snake repellents on the internet and one site said that napthalene and sulphur works. Their theory was that the snakes navagation depends on their smell and the repellent makes them confused and lost and they panic and leave. Moth balls contain the same ingredients. I use them around my place to get rid of garden snakes and it works. Early in the year I mow over 5-6 of them before I get out the moth balls and then I don't see any more. The moth balls also get rid of the mice so I don't need no stinkin' snakes!