Just as well we're not neighbours, otherwise I would be putting the length of scaffold pipe I keep handy to good use.Yeah, nice kitty, until it starts working out its claws on your new Corbin or the neighborhood Tom marks his territory in your shop, garage or under a foundation.
Cats are OK as long as they are looked after and kept inside under control.
My dog is not permitted to run free in the neighborhood so why should my neighbors cat.
The common house cat is the single largest predator of songbirds in the US with their feral offspring close behind. USFW notes house cats killing over 2,400,000,000 birds each year...and that is not an estimate.
Feral cats have a devastating influence on wild bird populations such as pheasant, quail and turkey. Any cats found prowling our farm ground are eliminated.
We used to keep a couple cats in the equipment shed to help control mice and rodents but the hawks, owls, eagles and coyotes quickly picked them off.
If I spot a neighborhood cat prowling my bird feeders it gets trapped and returned.
After that I am not so tolerant.
If it is without a collar or bell, be it backyard or woodlands, I consider it feral.
5' long Rat Snake. Too bad I let him loose several miles away, should have left him on the property...Holy cow what kind of snake is that??? I know Rattlers well, but can't quite make that one out.
Just as well we're not neighbours, otherwise I would be putting the length of scaffold pipe I keep handy to good use.
5' long Rat Snake. Too bad I let him loose several miles away, should have left him on the property...
Ummmm.....Now that we are on snakes, rather than cats, here's a guy I have seen regularly around my garden.
It is a coral snake...
Even when I come across (rarely) copperheads or timber rattlers I let them go. If they are in the vicinity of the cabin we bag them and take them deep into the woods. It takes a LOT of venom from a viper to get close to being fatal and unless cornered they most always go nuts trying to evacuate the area.
Water Moccasins are a different deal in terms of aggression...they hold their ground and will sometimes come at you. You have to take a hard look at the water and surroundings, especially when fishing the banks or throwing topwater.
For a guy who doesn't like cats, you show too much affection for these nuisances.
I usually dispatch those critters with a 20 ga. At close range, it cleanly takes off their heads. Then I leave the carcass for the hawks, coyotes, and other varmints to feast on.
They usually remove the remains in 6 hours or less.
Slick
Water Moccasins are a different deal in terms of aggression...they hold their ground and will sometimes come at you. You have to take a hard look at the water and surroundings, especially when fishing the banks or throwing topwater.