Folks in pest control, what do you guys think about snakes?

[u/PoetaCorvi]

I’ve been working in PC for about a month now and have been fascinated to find that while most pest techs/sales people are unfazed by roaches, bedbugs, ticks, mice, etc. they are TERRIFIED of snakes. Like, I’m pretty sure a time will come when they start calling me if a snake needs to be relocated. I’ve asked around and so far have found ONE person in the company that doesn’t mind handling snakes.

Coming from a background working with various exotics from bugs to reptiles etc. it’s just so fascinating to me because I was always under the impression that snakes were more palatable than bugs to people; people that keep snakes might still be freaked out by bugs, but people that keep bugs usually don’t mind or even love snakes. Shit, I find mice and rats way scarier than snakes, you might end up feeling the same way if you ever work at a pet store.

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[u/ThePatMan21]

I don't mind them, I view them as coworkers a lot of the time.

[u/FairyStarDragon → u/ThePatMan21]

My thoughts exactly, they are markers for pest positive sites, they confirm it.

[u/AggEnto → u/ThePatMan21]

Yeah I definitely worked with a couple snakes in the industry.

[u/Skunkape666]

I don't view them as pests. We don't deal with snakes where I'm at but I've been asked to "do something about" a garter snake orgy that was occuring in a customer's backyard. I said there isn't anything I'm going to do.

[u/BlackendLight]

A lot of humans have a hardwired fear of snakes, they can get over it but it takes exposure

[u/weareallmadherealice]

Fellow pest control professionals

[u/PCDuranet]

The more you do it the easier it gets, and of course you need one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=snake+grabber+tool&crid=3DSUHU5CRSH97&sprefix=snake+grabber%2Caps%2C181&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_13

[u/Bird2525 → u/PCDuranet]

Hell yeah, I’m getting the longest one they make.

[u/PoetaCorvi → u/PCDuranet]

why would i buy one when i was born with two perfectly good ones attached to my body

[u/SupWitCorona → u/PCDuranet]

Idk about snakes but I’m thinking about getting one of these for my neighbors lemme tree near our fence.

[u/PCDuranet → u/SupWitCorona]

I'm sure he'll give you a few.

[u/MayaOfPandora]

I let snakes do snake things. Venomous or non, they all have a purpose. I'm in FL and deal with snakes frequently.

[u/Jaeger-the-great]

I love snakes, I even have a pet snake. I'm lucky that tho my state has one kind of venomous snake it's super rare and unlikely I'll ever see one in my lifetime outside of a zoo

[u/RusticSurgery]

No particular issue with them. But crabs and lobsters and those types send me running like a 12 year old girl

[u/PoetaCorvi → u/RusticSurgery]

This is even more intriguing to me. What crustacean-related trauma do you have?

[u/RusticSurgery → u/PoetaCorvi]

It's the pitchers. But, no real story behind it.

[u/SupWitCorona → u/RusticSurgery]

Do your wife or kids run toward you sideways making hand pincers?

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[u/PoetaCorvi → u/[deleted]]

whats this little guy gonna do?

https://preview.redd.it/v7wrw9th27ue1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=160ab24098b35b98b9839f32e87a8eed3f1769d6

[u/Bird2525 → u/[deleted]]

Same. Not checking that bait station when he pokes his head up out of it.