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Posted by French Toast on Tue Nov 15th at 9:39pm 2005

So, somehow my snake got out of it's cage (literally, you perverts) and is somewhere in my house. Anyone have any ideas for catching this thing? It's not poisonous, but it's a real pain in the ass.

I do'nt know if anyone has any experience in this field, but I need to find it, and I need to find it fast...




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Posted by Andrei on Tue Nov 15th at 10:26pm 2005

Napalm?

Why don't you just leave some dead rodent on the middle of the floor and wait? But make sure it's stinky. No, seriously, bait it.



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Posted by Gorbachev on Tue Nov 15th at 10:59pm 2005

TEAR OUT THE WALLS BABAJKAJLKJ!!

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Posted by omegaslayer on Wed Nov 16th at 2:02am 2005

It will hide in a warm damp place, look behind the refrigerator and any heating appliances you may have. It should also be noted that snakes will crawl up into small tiny places.
It may even be advisable to call an exterminator (if your in a rush) to find it for you. Im sure they have dealed with cases like this before.



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Wed Nov 16th at 4:26am 2005

If you can tolerate it... just open all the widows and doors, but leave a heated (electric) blanket or two strewn about the house. As the temperature in the house drops, the snake will naturally find the warm spots, and the lowered temperature should slow it down as well!

I've no idea if this would actualy work, but it seems logical to me.




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Posted by Gorbachev on Wed Nov 16th at 5:13am 2005

Or it'll get outside, slow down and not be able to get back in.




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Posted by G4MER on Wed Nov 16th at 1:14pm 2005

By its tail.. no wait thats a tiger. humm not sure.




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Posted by fishy on Wed Nov 16th at 4:22pm 2005

nope, you were right money, normally that's the best way, since most snakes can't reach you when you hold them up by the tail. don't try it with a black mamba, however, because they can, and they've also got quite a nasty nip.


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Posted by G4MER on Wed Nov 16th at 4:37pm 2005

SMARTASS fer da WIN! lol

Can I get the marked as the Correct answer please.. TY. =)






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Posted by OtZman on Wed Nov 16th at 4:43pm 2005

Also think you can grab them behind their head.




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Posted by fraggard on Wed Nov 16th at 4:50pm 2005

Don't try grabbing snakes unless you're experienced at it. Even the non-venomous snakes have a nasty bite.

A simple way would be live bait. Most snakes can't resist a caged mouse/frog. Although I'd recommend calling a professional to get it.




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Posted by French Toast on Wed Nov 16th at 10:41pm 2005

My snake is quite harmless, it will nip if frightened, but can't hurt you at all.

My plan, after being advised by someone else, is to take some damp clothes and lay them on the floor, in a kind of nest, baited with a fresh mouse. Hopefully it'll stay there...




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Nov 17th at 1:03am 2005

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My snake is quite harmless, it will nip if frightened, but can't hurt you at all.

My plan, after being advised by someone else, is to take some damp clothes and lay them on the floor, in a kind of nest, baited with a fresh mouse. Hopefully it'll stay there...


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Posted by French Toast on Thu Nov 17th at 1:44am 2005

I meant the snake stays there. I feed my snake dead mice, because it was raised on dead food for about 2 years before I bought it. Suddenly changing that often results in the snake getting bitten and such.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Nov 17th at 2:06am 2005

So have you checked all the warm dark places like omega suggested?




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Posted by French Toast on Thu Nov 17th at 2:11am 2005

Yeah. Right now I"m fairly certain that it's in the basement. I'm not confident that it could have climbed the stairs in our house, but then again I guess I wouldn't be surprised.. still can't figure out how it escaped the terrarium...

I've checked everything in the laundry room, and near the furnace (warmest places I can think of) and I've checked the perimeter of the basement, behind all the furniture etc. and have come up emptyhanded.

My concern is that it's dead. It hasn't eaten in 10 days now, and I know that it can survive that long, but it's going to be getting weaker and maybe a little less venturous... or it'll do the opposite and go nuts looking for food.






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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Nov 17th at 2:35am 2005

Maybe you could check random places... like backpacks... in a pile of dirty clothes... any place that has a nook or cranny.




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Posted by SnarkSephiroth on Thu Nov 17th at 2:44am 2005

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My concern is that it's dead. It hasn't eaten in 10 days now, and I know that it can survive that long, but it's going to be getting weaker and maybe a little less venturous... or it'll do the opposite and go nuts looking for food.


Don't worry about it not eating for a while. Snakes can go for a very, VERY long time with out food. My 8-foot Red Tailed Boa went about 4-5 months without eating. Don't think of it as animal cruelity. We tried to feed it a rabbit every 2 weeks and she refused. So she starved herself to death. It sucks, but animals are stubborn too. How long is your snake?




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Posted by FatStrings on Thu Nov 17th at 3:04am 2005

snakes are fairl easy to catch if you have quick hands
just get a stick or something that you can get under the front region of its body and grab the tail
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get a forked stick or something to pin its head down then grab its neck as close to the head as possible




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Posted by OtZman on Thu Nov 17th at 12:34pm 2005

lawl, there's something amusing about chasing a snake around in your house. Snakes are bizarre animals.



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