Reply #27: Snake lasso and fireplace gauntlets [View All]

take two 4'-5' plastic tubes, 1/2 inch in diameter. Duct tape them together, side by side, with the ends lining up. Take a 9'-12' length of nylon rope and thread it through to create a "lasso" at the end. Affix the rope on one section of the tubing with a hot glue gun or other study adhesive.Now you have your "lasso". Get a sturdy LARGE canvas bag with a drawstring top, heavy leather fireplace gauntlets (I've got some from Target-caught five young raccoons with them without a scratch!) wear boots and a jean or leather jacket when catching the critters. Always take a long stick along to distract the snake while you lasso it (move the lasso more slowly than the stick-then the snake's focus will be on the stick).Always grab them right behind the base of the skull, and hold on tight!

Largest one I've relocated down here in Florida was an Indigo; they're both beautiful AND endangered (large boa type creatures). Have your neighbor check for burrows; and abandoned burrow system created by another animal may be attracting them.

Good luck!