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by snakenate on June 19, 2001
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Finding snakes in the wild is gotten to the the point where I just want to give up. In the past I could find at least 1 snake evertime I looked. I have always looked in the same places. Could they have learned to avoid those places? Thanks,
-snakenate
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by PIGMAN on June 20, 2001
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Snakenate there could be a multitude of defferent reasons why you arn't finding any snakes. the boards tin etc. could be flipped to often, or the area could have become unsuitable from to much or not enough vegetation. check for rodent sighn if you have mice you should have snakes. Also timing and temp mayplay a larg role in making your snakes accessable. Does anyone else look in your spots? That could also be the reason. by putting some sheds out of what ever specie you may be looking for can attract others and throwing out dog food and corn around boards and tin pills will also attract more rodents that should also attract snakes. Is there any enviromental changes in your areas development, industrial, agricultural, pesticides or major increases of traffic on roads also effects animal populations. Don't give up! Snakes are still out there it just takes time, practice, luck, and the ability to think like a snake that comes to you after years of hunting them.
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by snakenate on June 21, 2001
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I think that now that it is hotter the snakes for the most stay in hiding until dark. I havent ever been spotlighting for snakes. Can anyone give me some hints. By the way thanks for the info. Pigman.
-snake
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by PIGMAN on June 21, 2001
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Your right, now is the time to start looking around dusk or early in the morning. As far a spot lighting for snakes goes it is possible, especially around junk piles. But it is still really hard to see snakes in the woods with a flashlight. The best summer time method for me to collect snakes on hot summer nights is road cruise backroads between 9:00pm - 11:00pm not much seems to crawl after eleven althought you may still find some things depending where you live. I live in NC the snakes that are found here at night,starting with most abundant to least. copperheads, mole kingsnakes, black rats, red rats, brown snakes, canebrake rattlers,
cottonmouths, pigmy rattlers, and an occasional hognose out for a night stroll. Just tank up head for the country a count the gravels going under the hood of your car, you should be able to find something, especially before or right after a T. storm. Also if you are to collect venomous at night, the road is much safer than trying to bag a rattler or copperhead out in the woods at night. hope you find something.
pigman
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by herper on July 6, 2001
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hello, I was just wondering what kind of snakes you are
after. it all depends on the type of snakes. I also need to know where you are from.It probably would not benefit you to spotlight for snakes. you are probably more likely to step on one. if you wouldn't mind giving me the information I asked for I can probably help you.
E-mail me at md50doc@aol.com
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