how do you put a snake ...down?

Question

you know on those nature programs with th e(sadly missed) crocodiel hunter and stuff, when he picks up a snake with venom and its all angry, he gets it round the mouth so it doesnt bite him...my quetion is how does he put it down again? without it turning round and biting him?

Answer 1

Normally, the snake isn't looking to pick a fight with something many times bigger than it. If the person lets the snake go, the snake's first instinct is to run, as it will basically assume that it frightened off the predator. The person can help matters by pointing the snake away from himself as he lets it go.

Answer 2

Very carefully.

I was always amazed that Steve Irwin seemed to have never heard of a little invention called a snake-handling stick.

It looks kind of like a golf putter - a long metal handle with a thin crosspiece that can be laid across the back of the snake's head to safely hold it in place and allow it to be picked up or handled safely for both handler and snake.

They almost never showed Steve putting the snakes down. I always assumed that there was a dude off-camera who actually had one of those snake-handling sticks, and when it came time to release the snake, they'd use the stick to pin it so Steve could let go.

I guess the other option would be to throw the snake as far you could and run!

Answer 3

Carefully! No seriously, they usually show that they switch their grasp to the snakes tail and lower it to the ground. The snake is more interested in getting away than biting the handler. From my own experience, the truly aggressive snakes (the ones that come after you) are water snakes.

You wouldn't want to throw the snake because they have very tiny fragile bones. Throwing the snake could very easily cause injuries that could kill it.

Answer 4

I just lay them down on the ground and walk back. Snakes usually strike out of fear. So, when we lay them down, their first thought is to get away from us. I have seen people just throw them gently away, like 3-4 feet in the grass and that work too.
I will add. Most snakes are not poisonous. Even if they bite you it just like some needles. The main thing is to not freak out. The teeth point backward into their mouth to hold prey. If, you try jerking your hand/whatever loose you only pull the teeth deeper. I just hold them under water and they let go. I wrote my local "Game and Fish Commission" once to know what snakes were poisonous for my area. They sent me some cool information which also stated that 90% of the people bit by poisonous snakes not die from the venom, they die from "Shock".

Answer 5

easy just hold it by the tail and put it down it will move away from you,

only one snake returns on its own body and attacks whats is holding the tail

all other ,poisonous and none poisonous ,can be put down safely by the tail

Answer 6

Tell it that it's a really bad snake and its the worst snake you've ever seen

Answer 7

You drop him really hard. His head hurts and it takes him a bit to reorient himself. Run, run, run!!!!!!!