A Detailed Step By Step Procedure This is dedicated to readers who have to often take trips through forests or country sides known to be infested with snakes. It is also for hitchhikers and backpackers on their usual mountrain trail.
Introduction
When using a stick, push the stick on to its jaws. This helps to keep its fangs down. In the bushes, the fangs can move in any given directions. Try to hedge it with the stick.
2. Step Two
3. Step Three
Watching this mistreatment of a beautiful animal is very upsetting. Consider that by using a snare to lift a snake from the ground, you are hanging the full weight of the snake's body on a tiny portion of its vertebrae and squeezing tightly it's internal organs. This snake was certainly placed under severe stress and injured by such abuse. Also, provoking an attack is considered mistreatment. Neither of you deserves to have custody of this snake. Both of you should seriously consider what you are doing wrong here.
People who truly respect snakes do not molest or displace them. We certainly do not trap and make pets of wild animals so that we can make videos and demonize them by writing so-called authoritative 'handling of dangerous snakes articles' that spread misinformation and sadly are for the sole purposes of self-aggrandizement.
You can't claim that you did this for public safety or educational purposes because you are teaching people to mishandle and disrespect wildlife in a dangerous way that is a threat to both humans and the animal involved.
Step #3 reflects a flagrant, reckless ignorance of snakes in the wild, they will not give chase to nor would they hunt human beings, even if provoked. They will strike in response to human provocation, so don't disturb them! Snakes hunt rodents and will try and avoid human contact when a human comes upon them in the wild. Never surprise a snake. When climbing a rock formation, do not put your hands in places where you can't see.
The 'final step' for hikers and backpackers is never to bully a wild animal from its place in the wilderness or elsewhere. If the animal obstructs your path, you can go around or come back later.The wildlife ethic and demonstrations presented in this article are disgusting and should be removed!
Jaime Ray - Oct 9, 2011
Introduction
Snakes are considered by many as perhaps the most dreadful of all animals that co-inhabit our planet. Fear about snakes prevails due to the total ignorance about these graceful, agile and useful creatures. Non-poisonous snakes do not pose any major problems for humans besides fear and sometimes being pests. Lack of basic knowledge about snakes, leads to `fear of the unknown' and then panic, which further leads to disastrous results.
Snakes, however, play important environmental roles in the fragile ecosystems and can play a very important role in agriculture. They control the population of harmful rodents and pests, thus helping people. Though sometimes dangerous, snakes can be useful, and, as any living creature, they have the right to exist.
Encounter
When you encounter a snake, always remember to stay calm. Stop in your steps. Do not turn away or try to run away. Trying both of these, distracts and panics the reptile to chase you further. Stay still, and stay focused on the animal.
Tools
The best things that can come handy are: a stick lying beside you or with you, a kerchief or towel or other thick clothing.
Video Tutorial
This video shows a large 6 foot rattle snake attacking a man. He handles it with a stick and a trash can.Step-by-Step instructions
1. Step OneWhen using a stick, push the stick on to its jaws. This helps to keep its fangs down. In the bushes, the fangs can move in any given directions. Try to hedge it with the stick.
2. Step Two
Try to move it away from you as far as possible. This might shoo-it away for good.
3. Step Three
If you do not possess a stick, but have a kerchief or a towel, you can still make use of it. This is both dangerous and tedious. In case you have to, you can use the kerchief or a towel to get hold of the scruff. Understand, to entirely cover your hand with the kerchief or towel or some other thick clothing, so it can hedge the bites. You will have to bend down for this. Once you get hold of the reptile, you can shed it away for good.
STATUTORY WARNING-"DO NOT TRY THIS PROCEDURE, IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE IT."
X. Final Step
X. Final Step
Push or throw the animal away, either in the bushes or away from the trails.
Snake Hook
Advanced Techniques
Snake hooks on trips can help for efficient snake combat. Also, bags or cans for holding them in, if you need to catch them for later removal. You can learn professional snake encounter's from professional snake catcher's or from video's as shown above.Additional Resources
Include links to other related resource pages.
Comments
How Not To Handle A Snake - Mistreatment
Your article would be laughable if it was not so seriously flawed and abusive.Watching this mistreatment of a beautiful animal is very upsetting. Consider that by using a snare to lift a snake from the ground, you are hanging the full weight of the snake's body on a tiny portion of its vertebrae and squeezing tightly it's internal organs. This snake was certainly placed under severe stress and injured by such abuse. Also, provoking an attack is considered mistreatment. Neither of you deserves to have custody of this snake. Both of you should seriously consider what you are doing wrong here.
People who truly respect snakes do not molest or displace them. We certainly do not trap and make pets of wild animals so that we can make videos and demonize them by writing so-called authoritative 'handling of dangerous snakes articles' that spread misinformation and sadly are for the sole purposes of self-aggrandizement.
You can't claim that you did this for public safety or educational purposes because you are teaching people to mishandle and disrespect wildlife in a dangerous way that is a threat to both humans and the animal involved.
Step #3 reflects a flagrant, reckless ignorance of snakes in the wild, they will not give chase to nor would they hunt human beings, even if provoked. They will strike in response to human provocation, so don't disturb them! Snakes hunt rodents and will try and avoid human contact when a human comes upon them in the wild. Never surprise a snake. When climbing a rock formation, do not put your hands in places where you can't see.
The 'final step' for hikers and backpackers is never to bully a wild animal from its place in the wilderness or elsewhere. If the animal obstructs your path, you can go around or come back later.The wildlife ethic and demonstrations presented in this article are disgusting and should be removed!
Jaime Ray - Oct 9, 2011
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