About a month ago, I was checking the chicken coop's nesting box area around dark. To my surprise, I saw (with help from my flashlight) a black tubular thing in there and 3 chickes were standing as if frozen. Using a stick, I poked the tube since I had a pretty good idea of what it was but not how big it was. Since a flashlight takes one hand and a shotgun/hoe usually requires 2, I used my free hand to text my neighbor who helped me with copperhead snake buddy earlier this year. I hated to do it but knew that if this snake was not accounted for/killed, I would have permanent Indiana Jones' type nightmares. While I am a snake non-hater and appreciate the value black snakes bring as in killing rodents, etc, this sucker turned out to be big enough to have killed 2 of my smaller chickens and explains where most of my chickens eggs had been going.
Long story short, the snake got 'charmed', I slept great, and kitty is now the mouser with help from, yes, the chickens! After the snake was charmed and we saw/measured it, it looked like it had swallowed bubble wrap with all the eggs it had inside. Also, it measured 6foot, 4 inches. Anyone familiar with the half-body length strike rule? I am 5foot 1inch. That was so not happening. I slept great, but still don't like killing snakes but hey, my critters come first. Guess I have a cat now...
Long story short, the snake got 'charmed', I slept great, and kitty is now the mouser with help from, yes, the chickens! After the snake was charmed and we saw/measured it, it looked like it had swallowed bubble wrap with all the eggs it had inside. Also, it measured 6foot, 4 inches. Anyone familiar with the half-body length strike rule? I am 5foot 1inch. That was so not happening. I slept great, but still don't like killing snakes but hey, my critters come first. Guess I have a cat now...
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