Best snake dispatching knife

[reaper185]

Took the 4 year olds fishing yesterday. Ran into the mart of wal to get bobbers and saw in the camping section some predator carnosaur looking type knife...long with no tip.thought it looked perfect for offing snakes around the pond or river...didnt buy it because it was 30 bucks and figured i already have similar enuf implements but got to wondering what yall use for snakes when trekking about.

 

[jackknife]

Revolver with snake shot.

.22 works well, .38special works better.

 

[guy g]

I'm thinking if you are willing to get that close... a machete would be a good choice. I've seen them reasonably priced to moderately priced.
Me.. .22lr revolver with snake shot.

 

[Spydercojh]

I've always used a shovel on copperheads.

 

[jfk1110]

A nice big axe!
With 3' handles

 

[Blues]

I use a scythe when I encounter them while I'm working in the yard. Cuts 'em clean in two. Shovels work well too.

If I'm on the trail, I give them a wide berth and avoid the drama.

(I don't like to have to kill 'em, but if they're on my yard or the edges of our woods, I don't want my wife or dog encountering them...so they go. I never kill non-venomous snakes.)

 

[guy g]

Didn't Modoc Ed kill one last summer with a shovel and lop the head off with a Case pocket knife ? That's just Waaay to close for me!

 

[Sibyrnes]

I never kill a snake if I can avoid it, but if necessary, a .38 revolver with bird shot really does the trick.

 

[Spydercojh]

I never kill a snake if I can avoid it, but if necessary, a .38 revolver with bird shot really does the trick.

Agreed. The only snakes I kill are poisonous.

 

[DMG]

Why do you want to kill snakes?

 

[abcdef]

Well reaper, I recommend the Bastinelli Reaper Scythe.

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[jackknife]

Agreed. The only snakes I kill are poisonous.

With rat snakes, black snakes, and all the other snakes that are non venomous and still prey on rodents, I have no use for any venomous snake that can ruin my or a loved ones day. I believe in supporting the makers off snake shot ammo by using it when needed.

 

[tltt]

Usually I just avoid them, but I remember reading that a lot of guys on Texas road crews, etc.... favored heavy hoes for areas where there were a lot of rattlers.

 

[Glenn Goodlett]

I would avoid the venomous snakes unless they are in your living space. Snake bites can be ugly.

 

[Sidehill Gouger]

I never kill them. I'm just happy to get a chance to see them in the wild. That includes rattlers on the east side of the hill.

 

[BTTLBRN]

Why do you want to kill snakes?

I don’t, they make fantastic pets! Hard to probably tell from the pics, but that is a Praetorian Genesis for “scale” - bad pun?

https://imgur.com/a/9PcSPOl

https://imgur.com/a/EJi9bE6

She’s a sweetheart, about 14’ and around 85-90 pounds.

 

[Sibyrnes]

Why do you want to kill snakes?

In my case, as I was stepping out my cellar door a snake(that looked a lot like a big copperhead) struck at my leg and missed. Went back in and grabbed my .38 and quickly dispatched what turned out to be a Brown Watersnake. I felt bad, but that guy got too close to the house and crossed a line in the sand when he struck at me. Brown water snakes look a lot like Copperheads and I think a lot of them are killed by mistake.

 

[Enzo’s Woodshop]

wondering what yall use for snakes when trekking about.

12gauge 3” magnum slugs are the only option for such beasts.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Not too many poisonous snakes in Alberta (there are a few rattlers around Dinosaur Park), but lots in Parliament.

 

[Spydercojh]

We're supposed to have Eastern Diamondbacks around here, but I've never seen one.