my goldfish pond is attacking by brown color snake from few days, he had eaten all my beautiful goldfish. what should i do to get ride from that snake? do that snake come and eat my fish again and again until we kill him? should i stop keeping fish now? Serial Help Needed!
2006-09-10 00:48:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I would suggest the moth balls also, AS LONG AS they won't seep into the pond, because they melt. Our farmer's co-op sells snake glue traps, like mouse/rat ones, just bigger for snakes-and if you don't want to kill it, you can pour vegetable oil on it and eventually it'll work itself free from it.
As far as it being poisonous or not, copperheads, cottonmouths,rat snakes etc are brown variations also. You can tell by the eyes as previously stated, and I've also heard the shape of the head, triangular is venomous-but not sure how reliable that is.
Not sure of the setup & size of your pond, but you could try putting a wire mesh across it(one with very small openings), or try buying one of those owl statues.
2006-09-10 05:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know anything about snakes, except that I am afraid of them. I just want to say how sorry I am for you that your beautiful goldfish were all eaten by the snake.
2006-09-10 01:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. G. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the only way to be certain if the smake is venomous is to look at their eyes....if the pupils are eliptical like a cats, it is poisonous, if the pupils are round, it is non venomous.
Get a big box of moth balls and spread them around the fish pond...this should take care of the problem.
2006-09-10 00:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by shortfrog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds as if its a queen water snake and they are big fish eaters you find them in rivers ponds...just make sure its not a cottonmouth but they are greyish....poisinous snake have an arrowhead shape head and their eyes are different......there are only 4 families of poisinous snakes in the states coral...cottonmouth...copperhead...rattlesnakeand there are so many different types of rattlers depending on your location...
2006-09-10 03:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by d957jazz retired chef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that the color of the snake has anything to do with it being poisonous, or not.
2006-09-10 00:52:14 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local animal society or even a vet and ask for help, the colour has no bearing on whether it's poisonous.
2006-09-10 00:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it may be a king brown, and if it is it is very dangerous, i suggest you call in a pro to catch it.
2006-09-10 01:05:40 · answer #7 · answered by Krystle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whack it over the head with a shovel the next time you see it!!
2006-09-10 00:55:22 · answer #8 · answered by Lloyd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋