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texaskitty111 said:Our new chickens are 3 months old, and too big for this horrid night snake to eat. But, it keeps catching and suffocating them. We have now lost 3. Never had this problem with snakes before, even with the bantams which are smaller than these are now. I have no idea how to catch this snake so we can shoot it. Can't stay up all night for days. Can't keep it out of the coop, they can get anywhere, around anything, up anything. The chickens sleep 6' up and it pulls them off the roost. Any ideas?

Have had the same problem. Probably a texas rat snake and those suckers get big! This is my last battle fought with a machete.

The one before, i shot but my ears are still ringing so im not doing that again. With this last one i figured out how he was getting in while he was making a run for after the first bad whack from my blade.

We try to keep the area free from tall grass and overgrowth, keep using smaller gauge wire and visit the coop at various times. My neighbor who has more trees and undergrowth has caught small copperheads in a minnow trap. You can search for that online to see how it is done