snake hook material

The hook needs to have some spring in it if you wish to keep your specimens unharmed.

I made the one we use about weekly from a single-ended "lively lad". I shortened the blade, then just ground off the teeth, and narrowed the blade until it had the right amount of flex. Total cost was about $12.00.

The 'weekly' visits are usually black snakes and rat snakes. I don't fear them, but the black snakes are too fast to catch by hand.

(Caught two mocassins, one coral snake, and one massagua in the last two months... all on the front porch)

LLoyd

You know, at times like this, living in Wisconsin's cold climate doesn't seem all that bad afterall. The most annoying yard visitor _I_ get is gophers, and they're easily enough dispatched.

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LLoyd, thanks for the reality check! ehh What the hay is a "lively lad?"

It's the ancient manual version of a "weed whacker". They have two versions: One has two supports with a toothed blade hung between. The other is shaped much like a golf iron with a single, hooked blade support, and a flexible spring-steel blade extending "single-ended" from the hook. You trim the weeds with a golf swing, and must be a "lively lad" to get much work done!

LLoyd

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We had one years ago. Never knew the name until now. < g >

Cheers!

A third of the way down this post are the details of my first attempt. :D Thanks for the feed back guys. Ian