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I have had some luck making snake traps out of 4 inch PVC pipe and hardware cloth funnel ends. They are kind of like a Minnow trap only enclosed like a Hollow log. State of Florida it is illegal to drown Snakes because it is considered inhumane. Too bad because it is so easy and safe to just let the Trap fall into the water.

Bait is anything from a Tree Frog I catch on the side of my house to Live Feeder Mice. I am lucky in the fact there is a Out of work guy that went into Bait raising for a living. Most pet stores own deal with Frozen Mice as a food source. so live mice can be hard to find. I found this guy on Crag's list.

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