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im blessed to have a harris hawk nest right across my property boundary. mommy daddy and jr and jr-ette.

they mate for life. they have multiple nests. reason for the many nests is they will literally WIPE OUT the area surronding nest of just about every critter/rodentin/reptilian and then move to another nesting area and do the same. thereby when the next area becomes bleak for vittles..........they move on and the area rebounds with vittles for the next time.

and we have mucho owls. so btwn the 2 its a help on the rattlesnake side of things. also roadrunners tend to munch on them and they abound here. hav-a leaners(pigs) will also nail snakes.


right now here when snakes come out from hibernation they are hungry and they are full of piss and vinegar. they will sun themselves during day, and then when temps go down at night seek asphalt or concrete to warm themselves.


another great trick with a caveat is .22 bird shot. but the problem is they dont feed well if at all in any type of semi auto. not enuff ummpff in the powder vs. standard .22LR.


but they are very effective when snake is up next to house or in corner of yer garage or laundry room or pool equip areas. very little collateral damage vs. hollow points and the ricochet factor which can be ugly.


.410's ...............man ya better have some distance and a backdrop even for #6 shot. ask me how i know as i have covered myself in dirt/rock shooting snakes at near point blank. and i have put some very big HOLES in my stucco siding which led to collateral damage repairs.(sigh)

but my faves are my rws model 54 rifle .177 and my rws .177 pistol. quiet effective with (1) shot in the HEAD if yer GOOD! if ya aint GOOD............dont do it cuz if ya wound him................well ya have a very fast moving pissed off rattler and dat aint good! they will strike at anything in their way. these work especially well in tight spaces with minimum collateral damage.


long handled fiberglass HOES work very well. and i mean LONG HANDLED! you square off with a 6ft diamondback............well they have at the minimum depending on situation at least a 3ft striking distance!



man we deal with this crap every stinking day and night here until it gets cold again and they hibernate.


as the temps soar here to say 110 degrees + F, snakes will hide out in shade or cover during day and then move at night. dont EVEN THINK about not taking a flashlight at night be bopping thru the dez. unless of course you have death wish.