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Anonymous
There's a rattlesnake under our front porch, a smallish one (they say younger ones have deadlier venom), who comfortably curled in a big crack in the porch (I've been PLANNING to get that porch fixed). I tried to nab him with a forked stick but he only retreated farther in, rattling furiously. He's under there somewhere. I can't see where the crack goes...I hope he doesn't bite the mailman...

I could block up the crack but he may then find an egress in the house or be stuck and starve to death which I couldn't bear. It'd be like The Black Cat but a rattlesnake.
>> Anonymous
Here's hoping you can get him to leave without hurting him. Or yourself.
>> Anonymous
Sorry to nitpick, but baby rattlers don't have a deadlier venom, but you're close.

They are deadlier because they are young and don't know how much venom is enough, so they just keep it flowin'. Therefore, baby bites are almost always lethal.

Regardless, Good luck getting rid of it!
>> Anonymous
Goto a petshop and buy a frozen mouse about the same width as the snake's head. Then thaw and tie a string to the rear end. Then drop into where you think the rattler is. Keep a hold on the string so you can tell if there is a strike. If it swallows it, wait a bit (be sure you left plenty of string) because snakes swallow slow, then lift the snake out. Or, just call animal control.
>> Anonymous
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Call animal control, nimrod! They have special tools and training.
>> Anonymous
ITT another Anonymous gets bitten by a venomous snake.
>> Anonymous
>>116872
no, the aren't "almost always lethal" even if a neonate injects all of its venom into your system it would still be much smaller than the amounts injected by an adult snake. studies have shown to that while juvenile snakes do learn to control how much venom to inject into target prey, they do not initially simply inject all their venom into each prey item. initially they injected same quantities into prey both small and large, in a second round of testing they increased the dose in larger prey items but this conversely means they were not initially simply pumping all their venom into the prey

you are correct about the venome not being deadlier though, while venom composition between neonate/juvenile snakes and adult snakes may be different due to diet differences (this is referred to as venom ontogeny) it does not make baby snake venom more potent.

your friendly perspective herpetologist
>> Anonymous
Kill it and then roast over a fire. Pretty tasty.
>> Anonymous
No one asked. Since your concerned about its welfare. It can be caught easy without to much danger of getting bit. Yeah i know some ppl are not very smart and could easily get bit. First off unless its really hot where you are right now. It should come out the first point in the early day that sun shines on the area of that crack. Its going to shoot back in the crack every time it sees you move to. Take any pole type item you have thats hollow. Aluminum pipe pcv pipe something. You need to drill hole 1 inch from the end. Then you use a 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch diamitor rope. double it to a loop push it through the hole you drilled. Tie 1 end off secure outside the hole. Around the pole to secure it. You want to pull a noose/loop of rope out the end of the pipe. To make a capture stick like animal control ppl use. You can make a good size loop of rope out the end of the noose. loop it around the area the snake will come out at.. I would wait it out till it came out for sun and then pull the noose tight and catch it. I've always caught timber rattlers and diamond backs bare handed and never been bitten once in over 40 years. Unless your smart, not prown to accidents and have quick reflexes i wouldn't try catching it. I guess some ppl don't realize every place in the country doesn't offer animal control ppl to come out and do this. Many rural places cannot afford these type ppl. If your in the right kind of rural area. You just call your neighbor. You could just go up on your roof and holler for him. He would come over catch it and eat it for supper. Another easy better option call the nearest university they will send someone over to get it. In this case you can't be sure it will live. But in most cases any live subjects they gain are studied then released.
>> Anonymous
I'd be careful about poking around down there unless you have plenty of room to move. A baby rattler once leapt at me (it buried itself under some sand so I just thought it was a rock and then SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER!) and they can really, really launch themselves if they want to.