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I just came up with an idea for a trap to collect wild juvenile snakes.

I started with a humane mouse trap (from Walmart - $1.50 ea).

Drill a 15/16 - 1 inch hole in the back. Screw in soda/water bottle (standard size top). Bait with a pinkie (rub on door, back of acrylic trap, then drop in bottle). Cover bottle with leaves and set in location where snakes sighted or prevalent. Check daily.

The key to drilling the hole is SLOW speed, so as not to crack the trap. I cracked one BADLY (poor patience). One I cracked a little (shown) and repaired with tape. If you have patience and do it right (with practice), you can get the bottle in tight.

Whaddya think?? I'll let you know if I catch the black rat babies I'm looking for. Hope an adult doesn't get stuck in it and slither off (maybe stake/strap down?).

Walt

Neat idea, but whats the bottle for? How does it work?
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I explained that on a duplicate thread in the "Rat Snake Forum".
Check it out...

Walt

n/t

I've found, that if you just cut the top off the bottle, and reverse it, meaning the top points into the bottle, a snake finds it really easy to climb in, but really hard to climb out. Been doing this with snakes that escaped, until I got cages that they couldn't escape from. Works like a minnow trap, so to speak.

Good luck with it.

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