Thinking of buying a cheaper kayak to take to some of these small ponds and tanks in the metroplex when I dont want to drag my bass boat out...my question is what happens when mr snake decides he wants in that boat? Other than obviously hitting it with the paddle have you guys had trouble with snakes trying to get in the yak with you?

Beat the heck out of it with your paddle and rig it up on a 3/4 ounce weedless jig. Then, parlay it into a 23" plus largemouth.

Make sure to get pictures and include a well written account of your experience. Then post it on TFF.

Who knows...

You might even wind up in Field and Stream Magazine.

P.S. Don't bother unless it's of the poisonous variety.

There are very few poisonous snakes in Texas. Learn them.

Come on Shane that could never happen!

If you just slap the water near them with your paddle they will take off. Never been and issue for me.

jw

+1 on the don't worry

-1 on the catch em live and thread them on a hook advice as you already sound skittish, Y'n Y tries to touch them with his toungue as a sort of a southern, 'Texas style' pump handle, if you can follow the vague logic.


gnats ruined a trip or me this year.
freaking gnats.

we always try to find snakes, learning to see them is a skill worth having

Yeah Im not a big fan of snakes and know I already dont like the idea of one getting in my bass boat...could only imagine one getting in a kayak with as little room as there is in there... Didnt know if it was a common problem or if it really wasnt a big deal.

Lol I use a different kind of rattle snake than the live ones

Never had a problem with snakes. I see them on the Texas lakes, but all I do is slap the paddle on the water and they are gone. HOWEVER, I do have scupper plugs just in case.

what are scupper plugs for? is the same thing as a drain plug? Do you mean in case you get water in the boat getting away from the snake?

Sorry totally new to any and all kayak terminology.

It a common missperception that the snakes will climb in the kayak over the side, more commonly they come up through the "scupper" holes in the bottom of the kayak!!!

I had one trapped in my live well one time that came in through the drain hole.

2nd p3ripperfw, some scupper holes are not in very ideal locations for something to crawl up in!

I have experienced snakes will sometimes try to get in the kayak. My partner and I was fishing at Aquilla and one popped his head over the side of my partner's yak when he was changing tackle close to the bank. He hit it with his rod and it moved on. Also was the first time I saw a man scream so much. We saw many snakes on that lake and haven't been back since. That was the only time one got that close.

I don't like snakes either. I think the only bad one is the moccassin (hope I spelled it right), the others in Texas are not harmful from what I found out on the internet.

Just BOP'em on the head.

I've had'em follow us/me back to my boat or my kayak after wade fishing.

They will climb in Power Boats as well, so just be prepared and deal with it !!

Invite them in the yak, offer a drink of your flask and get em so drunk they pass out.

Drop em off on the shore and cover em with shaving cream for all their friends to see.

lol that sounds like those beef jerky commercials....Messing with sasquach

As a matter of fact there are no "poisonous" snakes in Texas. Or anywhere else for that matter. There are some venomous ones though.

Thats the best advice I've ever read!

paddle faster. come on bro, if youve had your bass boat long enough you probably have had somthing slithery make way like it wanted in. same with kayaking, stuff happens when your just paddle away or make a stand.

There are over 100 some species and subspecies of snakes found inside the borders of Texas, but only 16 of them can make the Texas poisonous snakes "hot" list. These "hot" or venomous snakes can be easily grouped into four main species: Copperhead, Cottonmouths, Rattlesnakes and Coral Snakes.