A five foot shovel will do the job. Turn it around an strike in front of the snake. The snake will strike the shovel. Pick up and cut the snake. Remove the head and place it in a hole. Cover the hole.
Other than a judge, I can’t imagine any pistol as a snake gun, esp. a .22. I’ll take the shovel over a pistol any day.
It takes more guts to let a snake live.
Got guts?
Remove the head. Then destroy the head before placing in a hole. Heads can still bite for about an hour after being apart from the snake body.
Eh, I don’t think I’m going to add a SHOVEL to all the gear I trek into some of my fishing spots. (Plus the fish on the way out, if I’ve had a good day.) I do often take a machete along, but with a sizable snake, that’s getting rather close for comfort.
Excellent advice. I have killed dozens and dozens of snakes with a shovel. Not a hoe, a shovel.