I have been told over the years that cats will fight off snakes. I have never witnessed it. Have any of you folks witnessed such a thing ? I sure would appreciate any input on this subject. We would rather deal with cats than snakes. Tom :cboy:
Cats vs. Snakes ?
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Jim62
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Never heard of that. Did hear that guineas will keep snakes away. But never saw any evidence of that either. Might be that both control whatever it is that snakes come around for?
Got a dog that's pretty good on snakes. Shakes them so hard that usually the head pops off.
Got a dog that's pretty good on snakes. Shakes them so hard that usually the head pops off.
dieselbeef
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my cat will fight snakes..got some pics the wife took of it if i can find em. was about a 4 ft black snake..that cat had no fear
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I was augering (sp?) lupins one day and because of the auger I didnt hear the cat yowling, I saw him looking under the grain tarp and just figured he was chasing mice cos there were heaps of mice around. Next thing I see a brown snake striking at me and the cat jumped on it and whacked it one. The snake then had a go at the cat I grabbed him and took off for a shovel. I think it would depend on the individual cat.
I have two cats that live in the barn. this time of year the baby rattlers come out , i guess they move away from the mother, dont really know, but i find two or three every year the cat kills, she always leaves them out by the door for me to see.scares me every time i open the door and one is laying there. dont know what she would do with a big one.
Beefy":v45eszs1 said:
I had a cat die from a snake bite so I don't see why they would be any less susceptible than any other animal. I have never seen a cat fight a snake. I did see a toad try to swallow a snake that had been dead long enough to get stiff. Now that was funny!
ToddFarmsInc
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Those look a little bit like the black snakes we have around here. When I catch one in my drive, or out by the road, I will pick them up and put them in my barn so they can catch mice.
My dogs won't allow cats, they kill them. However they leave snakes alone, so I have only one option around here for mousers, snakes.
I would think that a cat is small enough that a poisonous snake will just polish them off. I have had two of my dogs bitten in the face by a rattle snake on two different occasions. I was horrified the first time it happened. I called a vet friend who asked me if the dog was still breathing ok. I said it was and she told me as long as he is still breathing and eating ok, he will be ok. A dog has such a high matobilisim that rattle snakes don't effect them as bad as they do people. So I knew what to expect when the second dog got bit last year. (the third dog, the border collie, way to smart to get bit) On the two that got bit in the face, their head swells up like a football, then the puncture wouds open up and drain out and then the swelling goes down and they end up with a little scar right were the fangs went in.
I would think that a cat would have a problem with bigger snakes and poisonous ones, but not with the smaller ones.
Those look a little bit like the black snakes we have around here. When I catch one in my drive, or out by the road, I will pick them up and put them in my barn so they can catch mice.
My dogs won't allow cats, they kill them. However they leave snakes alone, so I have only one option around here for mousers, snakes.
I would think that a cat is small enough that a poisonous snake will just polish them off. I have had two of my dogs bitten in the face by a rattle snake on two different occasions. I was horrified the first time it happened. I called a vet friend who asked me if the dog was still breathing ok. I said it was and she told me as long as he is still breathing and eating ok, he will be ok. A dog has such a high matobilisim that rattle snakes don't effect them as bad as they do people. So I knew what to expect when the second dog got bit last year. (the third dog, the border collie, way to smart to get bit) On the two that got bit in the face, their head swells up like a football, then the puncture wouds open up and drain out and then the swelling goes down and they end up with a little scar right were the fangs went in.
I would think that a cat would have a problem with bigger snakes and poisonous ones, but not with the smaller ones.
GMN
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Lammie":tltahc0c said:
Thats just what I was thinking, how much Ryder would love to see these pics, especially the baby one!
Gail
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starlinka":1yqdvanl said:
He's just a guy on here that hates snakes! I think he has a deep rooted fear of them ;-)
Gail
TexasBred
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3waycross":1uuyth5f said:
No kidding....CPS would love to see that...
:shock: Just because you hate snakes or have ophidiophobia does not mean this is wrong. Rat snakes are a LOT less dangerous to people than cats, dogs and other "cute" animals. But if my pictures bother you that much, I'll remove them. :roll:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophidiophobia
starlinka":2heoe3zn said:
I was hoping it was pictures of Cats(which I don't like that much either EATING snakes which I REALLY don't like. :help: :help: :help:
But you're right I didn't have to look! :lol:
