Shooting Snakes in Neighborhood

[UnseenUSPCompact]

Gents,

I live outside of Walker, Denham Address outside of city limits but inside a neighborhood. I have kids and lots of snakes. I know you can't fire a rifle or handgun within X amount of ft/miles/yards/meters whatever from a house. My question is doe that go for snake/rat shot as well? I wanna keep my 22 revolver w me and just blast the suckers but I don't wanna spend the night in jail. Im 99% sure the answer is Jail, but I figured Id at least ask and weather the attacks on here.

 

[JNieman]

In a neighborhood?

Shovels work plenty fine...

 

[Gator 45/70]

Go talk to your neighbor's first.

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

I know that, I have seen 3 in the past week around the kids and they tend to get away before I can get to a shovel. The point is to have it on me and kill them when I see them...22 fits in a holster better than a shovel anyway.

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

Go talk to your neighbor's first.

My immediate neighbors don't care. Im more worried about LPSO.

 

[Gator 45/70]

I don't think we are on the same page here, Why would you be worried about LPSO if your neighbor's don't care ? I suggest you talk to all of em'. If some object then just catch the snake's and throw em' over the neighbor's fence that voiced objection ?
I'm sure they will come around to your way of thinking ?

My immediate neighbors don't care. Im more worried about LPSO.

 

[JR1572]

I know that, I have seen 3 in the past week around the kids and they tend to get away before I can get to a shovel. The point is to have it on me and kill them when I see them...22 fits in a holster better than a shovel anyway.

Shooting a moving snake with a .22 pistol is easier said than done.

I usually just catch the non-poisonous ones and relocate them. The poisonous ones get shooed away with a long stick.

If you really want to shoot them, a pellet gun works.

JR1572

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

Shooting a moving snake with a .22 pistol is easier said than done.

I usually just catch the non-poisonous ones and relocate them. The poisonous ones get shooed away with a long stick.

If you really want to shoot them, a pellet gun works.

JR1572

The question is for Rat shot, not a regular 22 round. That is the only reason Im asking, I wouldnt shoot a normal 22 round in the neighborhood.

 

[JR1572]

The question is for Rat shot, not a regular 22 round. That is the only reason Im asking, I wouldnt shoot a normal 22 round in the neighborhood.

I've never heard of anyone using that stuff.

I'm curious to know how well it works.

JR1572

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

I've never heard of anyone using that stuff.

I'm curious to know how well it works.

JR1572

Ive killed them with it before. Its not always a one shot murder fest, but usually after a 2nd shot they are dead. Rat shot in a 38 or larger usually blasts them pretty good first shot.

 

[shooter7]

I think the answer is shoot them, preferably with a shotgun, ask for forgiveness later. You are protecting your family, which is #1 and a Sheriff's deputy will probably not put you in jail for that. He/she would shoot the same snake in a different scenario. Shoot em, talk later.

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

Im not shooting a snake with a 12ga in my neighborhood....

 

[Bam Bam]

Rat shot sucks or at least the CCI shot shells do. Tried shifting snake a few inches under water from 2 ft away, stung snake for awhile then he got pissed. I use hollow points, stingers preferred but too noisy in a neighborhood. BTW several of my neighbors are LEO's and don't mind me shooting snakes and I live in same area as OP.

 

[3fifty7]

Rat shot at > 2 feet sucks!



That goes for a judge as well!!!

 

[doc ace]

I think the answer is shoot them, preferably with a shotgun, ask for forgiveness later. You are protecting your family, which is #1 and a Sheriff's deputy will probably not put you in jail for that. He/she would shoot the same snake in a different scenario. Shoot em, talk later.

You really are trolling hard today. Ask anyone for money to shoot competition today?

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

Rat shot at > 2 feet sucks!



That goes for a judge as well!!!

Im not sharp shooting them from my porch...

 

[Storm52]

Rat shot works fine up to approximately 7'. I dispatch them with 10/22. Won't cycle the action, but takes care of the snakes and field mice.

 

[Jmann]

Why not trap them ? Its not as fun as slingin lead at them across the yard but it works .

 

[JBP55]

Must be 100' from a road and 500' from a residence in Livingston Parish if you are not in a City/Town. Not allowed in a City/Town.

 

[Bayoupiper]

My dad used one of these.

So do I.

Never needed anything else, so far......

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