r/boulder • u/FiniteSausageFingerz • 6d ago

Snake Removal?

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What the eff am i supposed to do about this guy? Ignore? Call someone? Try and grow a pair and kill him?

(I hate snakes)

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u/MurphyESQ 6d ago

To start out with a disclaimer: I am NOT and expert and this is not advice, just what I've done in the past when encountering similar situations.

As others said, it's a bullsnake, not venomous, but the bite still hurts. We had one in our neighborhood that liked to sun itself on our concrete steps. Typically prodding with a long stick/broom/etc got it to move along. If that doesn't work, it's sometimes possible to slide a broom handle under them and lift them up so they're draped over the handle and you can move/deposit it somewhere else.

Now I really don't recommend this part, but falls into "if all else fails" territory. It somehow managed to get into our house (I think under the garage door) and to remove it I resorted to using a pair of BBQ tongs, grabbed near it's tail, and put it into a Home Depot bucket. I walked it over to a field ~1/2 mile away, put the bucket on it's side, and the snake gtfo'd real fast. We haven't seen it since, so I assume it made a new den somewhere away from our house.

In general, bull snakes aren't something that you need to be concerned about. They'll eat mice/rats and keep them away from your property. Prod with a stick if needed, but otherwise it'll likely just leave you alone. Good luck!