My pond has a new friend, how to get rid of a snake?

[Nyboy]

Some breeds of snakes are egg eaters. Good luck

 

[Ouida]

Got him. He didn't go in the trap, but he was right by it, so I just scooped him up. He's been relocated to a canal. Where I hope he stays. Thanks for everyone's help.

 

[Tula]

Congratulations on the catch and relocation ! I'd read about using eggs too.

 

[addy1]

Yeah! So Glad you are a catch and release. I know some will just kill.

 

[MoonShadows]

Ever figure out what kind of snake it is?

 

[Ouida]

Yeah! So Glad you are a catch and release. I know some will just kill.

Yep my daughter will not allow us to kill a bug, let alone a snake. She loves all critters equally. Anyway, if he didn't eat the fish, he was a pretty cool find. We still wonder how a water snake found our pond, the closest canal is over 2 blocks away.

 

[Ouida]

Ever figure out what kind of snake it is?

Well, non-poisonous by its thin neck and round eyes. I'm guessing a diamondback water snake, or a yellow belly water snake. You can't tell in the pictures, but it's a dark gray with some markings, and a yellow underside. I think it's young too. So I know juveniles can look different then adults.

 

[Jimmy Gibson]

Well, non-poisonous by its thin neck and round eyes. I'm guessing a diamondback water snake, or a yellow belly water snake. You can't tell in the pictures, but it's a dark gray with some markings, and a yellow underside. I think it's young too. So I know juveniles can look different then adults.

Here in the south, we call them RattleHeadedCopperMocasins.... Just sayin

 

[addy1]

We have snakes, very seldom see them. The rat and black snakes are around 5-6 feet long, every now and then see one in the yard. One time a brown snake in the pond, not sure what kind, just plain brown.

I leave them alone, they do a good job at controlling some of the mice etc we have.

 

[Ouida]

Here in the south, we call them RattleHeadedCopperMocasins.... Just sayin

I hope that's not what touched me!. I've always been told round eyes and a thin, not triangle head is non poisonous with rare exception. But we always treat any snake with caution.

 

[Ouida]

We have snakes, very seldom see them. The rat and black snakes are around 5-6 feet long, every now and then see one in the yard. One time a brown snake in the pond, not sure what kind, just plain brown.

I leave them alone, they do a good job at controlling some of the mice etc we have.

I was going to leave him there, but he started to eat the fish. One of our gold fish has a long story that started years ago after a neighbor won him at a fair. The kids helped dig this pond for him. I couldn't let him become a snakes dinner so quickly. Lol. But the snake was neat to watch.