How to Build a Snake Trap

I used a bow saw for the carpet tube because it was too thick for scissors. Between 12 to 18 inches should be good. The paper towel tube should be cut a few inches smaller than the big tube. You'll use the excess paper towel tube to cut flaps to cover the holes you are about to cut into the paper towel tube. Take your scissors and cut two "V" shaped holes in the middle of the paper towel tubes.

You can see in the photo the "V" cuts. I cut them until the were about a half an inch from each other. Then I folded them down and duct taped them so that they block the middle of the tube. If a snake enters the tube it has to crawl out of one of these holes and not out of the other side of the tube. I took the left over tube and cut out the flaps to cover the holes. They are duct taped so that they are hinged. If a snake crawls out through the hole the flap will cover it back up. Next I cut the toes out the the pantyhose and taped an end to each side of the tube. You can also see this in the pic.

I photo shopped this image so you can see what the little tube looks like in the middle.

Put the little tube inside the big tube and tape one side of the pantyhose to the outside. Then stretch the pantyhose on the other side so that it is tight and the tube is floating in the middle. Tape that side. This will create a funnel on both sides of the big tube leading to the little tube. Snakes natural behavior is to crawl inside a hole when they see it. These funnels will direct the snake into the trap. I put an X on the top so that I know the holes in the little tube are facing up. This will help keep the flaps down. All you have left to do is find a good place to put the tap. Along a wall near furniture is a good place. Snakes like to move along walls and other objects.