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I hear if you chop the head off a rattlesnake it can still react and bite you even a few hours later. . .
Someone out there can correct me if I'm wrong but one way to prevent rattlesnakes, and all snakes in general, from getting cozy in your backyard is to throw a bunch of mothballs one for ever three foot of space. After a couple days, the smell is dissipated but the snakes can still smell it and they hate it. The mothballs are a good method of keeping the snakes out.
Is there any danger to the cat if it eats a dead venomous snake?
Quote from: Capt McQuiggSomeone out there can correct me if I'm wrong but one way to prevent rattlesnakes, and all snakes in general, from getting cozy in your backyard is to throw a bunch of mothballs one for ever three foot of space. After a couple days, the smell is dissipated but the snakes can still smell it and they hate it. The mothballs are a good method of keeping the snakes out.While some people swear by mothballs as a snake repellent, most evidence suggests that they do not work. What is absolutely true is that mothballs are highly toxic if ingested or if the vapors are inhaled, so by leaving them out in the open like that, there is the potential of unintended poisoning of children, pets, or other wild animals. You could also contaminate your soil and water.
Quote from: DoloresIs there any danger to the cat if it eats a dead venomous snake?The venom glands are in the head. That's all you need to remove. Everything else is fine to eat once it's cooked (snakes are known to often carry Salmonella... like the chicken you buy all the time at the grocery store, so don't worry about it). Just make sure you don't touch the head and chop it off with a shovel or something. I highly recommend starting up the grill. Snakes are delicious.