Working around the ranch, scouting hunting areas, or just hiking, I usually have my stainless Charter Arms Bulldog Pug. (5 shot .44 special) The first two rounds are my home rolled shotshells and the next three are 200gr cast fp's.
At all times on my place carry a full size 9mm for what ever and I have killed snakes with it. It is intended fro 2 & 4-legged critters.Generally I carry a S&W 69 with the 2.75” barrel or a S&W 65 with a 3” barrel. In both cases the first shot is a shotshell (#4 in the 357 and #12 in the .44) and the rest are usually magnum 158 grain Hydra-shoks in the .357 or magnum 240 grain JHP’s in the .44.
I always recognize the possibility of two-legged predators being around, and I’ve never liked the unpredictablity of shotshells in semi-autos.
Dekays?no point killing non venomous snakes. This one was in the empty dog kennel except that part sticking out
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I reached down and tickled it a little and it moved to here and opened the gate a little
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I raised up the tin for a peek...said sorry bro didn't mean to interrupt ya suppa
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here is another one
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my daughter told me I needed to get away from that snake before it bit me...told her it couldn't with that frog in its mouth
you can generally get a venomous one to move pretty easy too