are you talking about spraying gasoline in the cracks? wouldnt that kill them? i wouldnt want to eat one that has had gas all over it. i imagine if a game warden seen you do it he'd wright you a ticket.

What permit is needed and where do you get it?

you need a nongame dealers permit and a hunting license. the nongame dealers permit is by application only and it cost $60.

new to leaving post on but have bought a couple of items off of here. I do the snake hunting every year and pick them up all year long. Enjoy it very much and have a blast doing every time i go. when we go sometimes we find alot and sometimes we get shut out. i am always looking for a new place to look for snakes.

I wish all the snakes at my lease would move away , I do not fear snakes I just hate being startled by them

It doesn't take a lot of gasoline to get the job done. We would have several pump up sprayers (2-3 gallon) with gasoline....take off the nozzle on the end of the wand and add about 6 inches of rubber fuel line (held on with hose clamps). We then added between 25 and 40 foot of copper tubing to the end. We quickly learned to hammer the end of the copper tube closed, and punch a few small holes (with a nail) on each side of the last 4 inches of flattened tube. This way, rather than shooting a stream of gas, you would spray a fine mist and quickly create enough fumes to drive the snakes out.

Unless things have changed since I quite doing the snake hunts (about 1995), there was nothing illegal about using the gas, and you did not need any licenses or permits to hunt the snakes.

About the last year I did the hunts, a PETA type group known as "Earth First" began heavily protesting the Sweetwater roundup. They would show up in big groups at the coliseum, dressed in costumes like the grim reaper, etc. --- and badger everyone going into the roundup activities. They said that not only were poor rattlesnakes being killed, but also rats, mice and other rodents were being pushed out of their homes (by the gas in the dens). We just couldn't let this opportunity pass! After cashing in our snakes, I was walking out with a huge wad of cash in my pocket, and a bag of snake meat for one of my friends. I hid the meat and asked the protesters about their cause. I told them that I supported them fully, and asked if I could have my picture taken with them (all in costumes). I was posing in the middle of these nuts and my friends who were taking the pictures counted 1...2.....3...and I held up the raw snake meat in one hand and the wad of cash in the other. The protesters were pissed! Got some great pictures of me being chased around the parking lot by the grim reaper!

I like the idea of gassing the den. I like the idea of LIGHTING the gassed den even better. I applaud you guy's on your insanity, I would love to go and just see it from a ways off. Good luck fellas.

You don't need a license or permit to hunt them but you do if you want to sell them at a roundup.

JD

If you would like me to take a look at your snake problem then you may send me a pm also. Like I stated earlier I hunt and pick them up all year long.

There's your problem. I don't think he's gonna sell that boat garage very easy with 16 rattlesnakes in it...

Good One...

so i am about to gas and old house and i have kill ten snakes from there to see the length and weight of them. from 5 to 9 lbs each. in the sun i have counted over 50 snakes at one time laying by the house. should i just kill them all or should i catch them. and how many do you think there are at the house if i count 50+ at one time???? thanks for the help

could be hundreds....

yea that is what i thought. so what should i do "catch or kill"

If it were me I would kill em all but if you are a brave soul looking for some cash you could kill about half so they dont all gang up on ya. lol just be careful! where abouts is this place?

about 40 min from fort worth???

u boys are funny...SCREW THIS