All about relocating snakes
Watch
Bryan Hughes discusses snakes living in and around urban areas in Snakes Are Neighbors!
Dr. Erika Nowak explores the science of snake translocation in Snakes Are Survivors!
Read
A short read (or listen) about the tricky business of relocating rattlesnakes with Dr. Erika Nowak.
Reviews of the scientific literature on snake relocation:
- 2015: Problems with mitigation translocation of herpetofauna (pdf)
- 2021: Killing them softly: a review on snake translocation and an Australian case study (pdf)
Other facts from the Snake Country Guides
” More snakes = less disease!”
Timber rattlesnakes indirectly benefit human health: Not-so-horrid top predator helps check Lyme disease.
Timber Rattlesnakes may reduce incidence of Lyme disease in the Northeastern United States.
Also see a full list of diseases transmitted directly and indirectly by rodents from the CDC.
“vipers (rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths) are more effective at controlling prey populations than bird or mammal predators.”
How viper behavior increases their effect on prey populations.
“Still don’t want vipers for neighbors? Make friends with other snakes! “
Kingsnakes Keep Copperheads in Check.
“Snakes presumed dead can and do bite.”
Decapitated Snake Head Nearly Kills Man.
“Shooting snakes can result in people getting shot because their size and shape make them easy to miss.”
Oklahoma Police Kill 5-Year Old Boy While Shooting at Snake.
