Trapping Season

Trapping season started Saturday but things kept coming up which prevented us from setting traps that day. We actually set yesterday, three traps across the road and my weasel box. This year I tried a lure that obviously had glands and other goodies in it. When we set, it was about 72 degrees. Whew! But my record holds firm. We went out this morning to check our traps. Nothing had bothered the dirt sets, but something had been caught in my weasel box -- a snake! We never expected that in a million years. I know one thing, though, the lure I used sure is attractive to rodent preditors. The snake was still alive, but I don't know how. It dipped down to 40 degrees last night. We are hoping he dies, because he is crushed in two places in the trap. We'll go back a little later. We will also take something that we can chop his head off with in case he is still alive. I have no idea what kind of snake this is -- other than it is attracted to mice! It's a drab brown color with white stipes all along it.