Feeding the Snakes | Snake Salvation

in the wild rattlesnakes eat squirrels

in the wild rattlesnakes eat squirrels prairie dogs lizards and Jackrabbits but

prairie dogs lizards and Jackrabbits but

prairie dogs lizards and Jackrabbits but wild snakes often refuse to eat in

wild snakes often refuse to eat in

wild snakes often refuse to eat in captivity when I first started keeping

captivity when I first started keeping

captivity when I first started keeping snakes a typical life span was maybe a

snakes a typical life span was maybe a

snakes a typical life span was maybe a couple months but now you know a typical

couple months but now you know a typical

couple months but now you know a typical life span of a snake here is getting to

life span of a snake here is getting to

life span of a snake here is getting to be from anywhere from three months to

be from anywhere from three months to

be from anywhere from three months to you know how most a year

you know how most a year

you know how most a year Andrews snakes are living longer but his

Andrews snakes are living longer but his

Andrews snakes are living longer but his single biggest challenge is getting them

single biggest challenge is getting them

single biggest challenge is getting them to eat at all a fearful mouse can easily

to eat at all a fearful mouse can easily

to eat at all a fearful mouse can easily injure a confined rattler if the snake

injure a confined rattler if the snake

injure a confined rattler if the snake doesn’t kill it right away Andrew uses

doesn’t kill it right away Andrew uses

doesn’t kill it right away Andrew uses tongs to make things easier for the

tongs to make things easier for the

tongs to make things easier for the snake the mouse fights for its life

strike two hits the mouse in its

strike two hits the mouse in its hindquarters but he’s only stunned

strike three a direct hit now that he

strike three a direct hit now that he bit and it’s and killed it I will put

bit and it’s and killed it I will put

bit and it’s and killed it I will put the newspapers up around him so let’s

the newspapers up around him so let’s

the newspapers up around him so let’s just hope that he is anxious to eat the

just hope that he is anxious to eat the

just hope that he is anxious to eat the mouse

to me when people come here to see the

to me when people come here to see the snakes it’s no different someone goes to

snakes it’s no different someone goes to

snakes it’s no different someone goes to the Baptist Church to eat the free

the Baptist Church to eat the free

the Baptist Church to eat the free dinner I mean people want to come they

dinner I mean people want to come they

dinner I mean people want to come they want to see it let them come see it