Snake Removal from Ponds?? - 10/16/11 01:18 PM
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Who Does Snake Removal from Ponds and how do you do it?? How successful are you at eliminating Snakes??
Hi
I actually have the same Licenses as Billy The Exterminator on TV. Only I am not the dysfunctional attention seeking Idiot he is. I also believe in Protecting my self with Proper Protective Equipment etc.
I have a a few pond but would like to do more work in aquatics, but I need to up grade my Aquatic education. So far Minnow types traps set with the throat at Water Level have worked for me. I bait them with Tree Frogs I catch on the side of my house. By leaving a light on at night to attract insects for the frogs to eat I have a ready supply. I just hand pick them off the house when I need bait. Placing a styrofoam float in the Trap keeps them alive better since they are a land Frog. Snakes control like all Pest Control need the Habitat modified to unfavorable conditions to be long term effective. Weed Control in the Pond as well surround areas is important for success.
Florida law requires I euthanize any Poisonous snakes on site without transporting them. Under the law I can not just submerge the trap and drown them. It is not considered humane by the state. Using Welder gloves to be safe, I place the Trap into a Plastic Garbage bag and pump CO2 Carbon Dioxide into the bag. The Snake is then buried as a Biohazard.
By telling My method I hoping on Feed Back with improvements as well as other methods. My aquatic experience has only been with weed control and snake removal. I have a narrow ban of knowledge when it comes to aquatics.
Who Does Snake Removal from Ponds and how do you do it?? How successful are you at eliminating Snakes??
Hi
I actually have the same Licenses as Billy The Exterminator on TV. Only I am not the dysfunctional attention seeking Idiot he is. I also believe in Protecting my self with Proper Protective Equipment etc.
I have a a few pond but would like to do more work in aquatics, but I need to up grade my Aquatic education. So far Minnow types traps set with the throat at Water Level have worked for me. I bait them with Tree Frogs I catch on the side of my house. By leaving a light on at night to attract insects for the frogs to eat I have a ready supply. I just hand pick them off the house when I need bait. Placing a styrofoam float in the Trap keeps them alive better since they are a land Frog. Snakes control like all Pest Control need the Habitat modified to unfavorable conditions to be long term effective. Weed Control in the Pond as well surround areas is important for success.
Florida law requires I euthanize any Poisonous snakes on site without transporting them. Under the law I can not just submerge the trap and drown them. It is not considered humane by the state. Using Welder gloves to be safe, I place the Trap into a Plastic Garbage bag and pump CO2 Carbon Dioxide into the bag. The Snake is then buried as a Biohazard.
By telling My method I hoping on Feed Back with improvements as well as other methods. My aquatic experience has only been with weed control and snake removal. I have a narrow ban of knowledge when it comes to aquatics.