22 snake shot

**twency** · April 15th, 2014, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by leplat

You shouldnt be killing them period. They are there after the rats and mice. I think they would rather have a snake then one of the many plagues mice can help spread.

For all north american native sp besides coral snakes (of which no antivenin exists) they use Crofab. Exotics is where it gets tricky.

A Google search for coral snake antivenom yields some interesting results. I had no idea how complicated that situation is.

Hopefully I'll never need to know anything more about it.

**justashooter** · April 15th, 2014, 05:32 PM

i have a few N frame S&W revolvers in 45ACP, and have "shot cases" for them made from 8X57 mauser brass. cut it off to 1/16" less than cylinder length, use moon clips, fire form it with 5 grains green dot powder and about 1/2 oz of #8 or 9 shot, using card wads cut from stiff box paper. kills barn rats, pidgeons, squirrels, and snakes dead to about 25 feet. pattern opens up after that and get hollow centers.

**Powerstroke7.3** · April 15th, 2014, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by justashooter

i have a few N frame S&W revolvers in 45ACP, and have "shot cases" for them made from 8X57 mauser brass. cut it off to 1/16" less than cylinder length, use moon clips, fire form it with 5 grains green dot powder and about 1/2 oz of #8 or 9 shot, using card wads cut from stiff box paper. kills barn rats, pidgeons, squirrels, and snakes dead to about 25 feet. pattern opens up after that and get hollow centers.

Ah I see . That's not a bad idea

**leplat** · April 15th, 2014, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by twency

A Google search for coral snake antivenom yields some interesting results. I had no idea how complicated that situation is.

Hopefully I'll never need to know anything more about it.

Yep, super complex issue. Few people are ever bit by em, so they stop making the antivenin, but they still need a method to treat people for the bite so they extend the expiration date of whats left.

**twency** · April 15th, 2014, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by leplat

Yep, super complex issue. Few people are ever bit by em, so they stop making the antivenin, but they still need a method to treat people for the bite so they extend the expiration date of whats left.

It appears theres now a project in process to make more (with the current "expiration" date of the old stuff set at April 2014), but I didn't spend a lot of time reading the details.