Borrow a bow and arrow from a local range. If you have good aim then I recommend this.
javelinas
You must have lived in the city then. When you live in Fountain Hills which has a great deal of open lots and ditches to prevent street overflow when our monsoon comes, you get rattlesnakes, coyotes, javelinas, scorpions, king-snakes, tarantulas, bobcats, etc.
My dad has a handgun, but I am sure the neighborhood wouldn't appreciate any gunshots.
Is that some sort of female rocket launcher?
Are you willing to pay $500 on a silencer/suppressor?
MOVE TO FORESTKILL ANIMALS
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RocksRocks everywhere.
Use it
Leave snakes alone. Many people are bitten because they try to kill or handle a snake or get a closer look at it.
Cats do kill snakes and snake prey
Snake-A-Way or mothballs or sulfur work
Keeping a well maintained and clean yard, educating the family about the snake species, and keeping a careful watch on your surrounding environment when involved in outside activities