tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post2373952428416558722..comments2023-08-25T01:53:26.022-07:00Comments on Winemaker's Journal: How Do You Release a Live Snake From a Mousetrap?Craig Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17991879972329160420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-57269892724624224882013-04-28T10:49:24.112-07:002013-04-28T10:49:24.112-07:00wear high boots, foot on trap (opp end to head). l... wear high boots, foot on trap (opp end to head). lift trap over his head with stretched hanger hook. that's how i did it once. good luck. like the ice-cold water idea (towel barrier and pour around him so he gets slowly soak) have an escape plan. good luckLiz F. Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-85770224641191048512013-04-28T10:48:05.697-07:002013-04-28T10:48:05.697-07:00This is a lot easier with to release with a pole o...This is a lot easier with to release with a pole or stick to spring the trap open. Pissed off snakes can lunge 1-2 ft. when you release them. Not deadly, just painful. See example of a snake hook here: http://www.snakesandstuff.com/bigrattlesnake/hook.jpg which is what the experts use.Dara M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-82528330253298560122013-04-28T10:46:44.005-07:002013-04-28T10:46:44.005-07:00 I hope he ate the mouse! I hope he ate the mouse!Maggie T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-73735749395606831632013-04-28T10:45:51.407-07:002013-04-28T10:45:51.407-07:00Maybe wear garden gloves, hold its head (jaws clos...Maybe wear garden gloves, hold its head (jaws closed) & release? P.S. You can't scare me with your "wife away." I'm going to come over there and help you.Jacquelyn H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-59516933350488342212013-04-28T10:43:45.944-07:002013-04-28T10:43:45.944-07:00Nancy, I can see it now. "SHey honey, I'm...Nancy, I can see it now. "SHey honey, I'm going to put the snake into the freezer for a few minutes. You don't mind, do you?" (She'll end up throwing out the whole refrigerator/freezer. (I like the idea though.)She already made me through away the gloves.Craig Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991879972329160420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-66529087617780429872013-04-28T10:42:23.586-07:002013-04-28T10:42:23.586-07:00Pour ice water over the snake to shock him, That w...Pour ice water over the snake to shock him, That will be long enough for you to release him.Richie L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183397334789656656.post-44653182744661617182013-04-28T10:41:07.991-07:002013-04-28T10:41:07.991-07:00Can you chill him down a bit to help slow him /her...Can you chill him down a bit to help slow him /her down, then work on releasing?Nancy W.noreply@blogger.com