Good snake gun?

[dantheman]

I shot a fair sized Copperhead one night with .22 Snakeshot . I was maybe 7-8 feet away . It did not do the job . I killed it with my .38 spcl .

 

[WhereIsIt?]

 

[pandabear]

A stick or my hands work almost every time.

Learning how to ID them quickly helps out too.

I have to agree, why we feel a need to kill snakes. I sure dont feel like dealing with field mise and rats!

 

[Magdump]

I have to agree, why we feel a need to kill snakes. I sure dont feel like dealing with field mise and rats!

Exactly why I don’t kill non-poisonous snakes. The ones I do kill are limited to my place, mainly because I don’t want to cross paths with them again nor do I want the vet bill when the dogs find them.

 

[hunt4570]

I have 100 acres with lots of water, and hence lots of water moccasins. I always carry my PMR 30 with me, normal 22 mag 40 gr rounds works great.. snake shot not so much. It would also work for pigs, yotes or trespassers.

I also do not kill non venomous (technically they are not poisonous) snakes either, and not all the venomous ones either, just the ones that hang out in particular places.

 

[BIGLOST]

.38 snubby & 2 CCI shotshells & 4 swc loads for the 2 legged variety . . . .Pop showed me years ago ; a long forked stick works well with the legless kind . . .unless I m gonna eat it ; then application of machete is called for . . . .

 

[deadduck]

I have a Judge Public Defender, the smallest one. It's a great snake gun. I carry it when I'm out in the woods in the summer with a couple #4 shotshells for snakes, then either some buckshot or 45 Colt for bigger critters.

I don't kill non-venomous snakes. In fact, unless a rattlesnake or cottonmouth is hanging out somewhere I may run into him again, say near my house or deer stand, I let them live too. They're an essential part of the ecosystem.

 

[flyboy]

I kill venomous snakes. I let good non venomous beneficial snakes live unless they are eating eggs out of my chicken coop!

 

[LACamper]

Pawn shop .410... snake charmers are great but the pawn shop is cheaper. Or a crack barrel 12ga with dove loads.

 

[Jstudz220]

They make smooth boar Henry’s to use specifically with snake, rat, or birdshot. Personally I think any .22 or shotgun with some birdshot would do just fine.

 

[Jstudz220]

.22 Snake shot is useless .

It’s definitely not useless. Most people just don’t have a need for it or buy it and expect it to preform identical to shotgun birdshot. It definitely has its place and is effective at what it was made for especially when firing out of a smooth boar barrel.