How tough are snakes?

[TrapperReady]

The only snake I ever killed was a cottonmouth. The weapon of choice (and the closest thing at hand) was a shovel with about a 4' handle. One whack with the flat side near the head, followed by another slightly behind the head with the edge.

Say... wasn't there a whole "tactical shovel" thread on TFL?

Tactical Shovel from TFL

 

[Gordy Wesen]

I had an old landlady, Mrs. Sidonia Barnes, in Billings, Mt back in the early 70's. She had worked on a ranch and said snakes were easy to shoot from horseback for when you pointed the gun at them they kinda lined themselves up with the shot...so she claimed.
RIP Sadie.

 

[makdaddy03]

Handgun Shotshells are not enough IMO.

I have killed plenty of various snakes and believe me the handgun shotshells are not enough IMHO. 22lr and up are the best. I prefer the shotgun.

 

[gun-fucious]

bag em and toss'em in the hog pen
its better than TV
dem piggies love eatin snakes

 

[Byron Quick]

Most of the cottonmouths I've seen, I had a German Shepherd with me. The snakes actually ran from her. Others just sat there coiled up. They stayed and I went away.

I stepped on a copperhead once. It was a warm day in late November and I wasn't thinking about snakes...there'd already been frost on the ground several times. Apparently I stood on him close enough to his head that he couldn't quite reach above the top of my boots. Well, I took a couple of steps and saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I turned around and there was a copperhead right where I had just been standing. I looked down at my boots and there's three pairs of droplets of venom sliding down my boots.

I took my Browning A5 12 gauge and put it 18 inches from the copperhead's head. I was shaking so much that I missed twice

Found a broken off rattle last deer season on the steps of my cabin...it was four inches long. I don't want to meet its owner.