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my 1 acre central Ok. pond is breeding ground for water moccasens and they must go! Ive seen a few of them get to 36-48" legnths, I cannot shoot them ,in the city limits they frown on this for some reason, any help would be most app- reciated.
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Tell us a little about your pond.
How much vegitation?
What fish do you have stocked?
My guess is you have alot of weedy vegitation in the pond. And I would also venture a guess that your preditory fish (bass?) could use a boost.
Thick weeds in the pond encourage snakes by offering cover for ambushing their prey. It also offers cover from the snakes predators. IE: birds, Racoons, Mink, ect. Decrease the cover & you decrease the population of snakes.
A well balanced pond (fish populations) will also help keep snakes in check not only by eating the young snakes but by reducing the snakes food source.
Also if you're a good shot & don't take shots at low angles an air rifle or .22 with cb caps would work .. no noise.
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Get you some king snakes man king snakes......
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