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Snake "pest" Control
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by Chance on March 31, 2002
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Hello again. I just remembered that I have another idea floating around in my head. Last summer I got the idea of working a snake pest removal type job. Whether through laziness or business I'm not sure, but I didn't get around to doing this. I realize I probably would not get much business, but if I could save just one snake from getting its head chopped off by an angry homeowner I think it would be well worth it. What I'm wondering is this. I live in Arkansas (if that might help anyone). Would I need any kind of licensing or permits to operate a business such as this? I figure I might need some kind of license if I charged money, which would make it a pest control company, but what if I just offered the option of "donations welcome"? Would it still constitute as a business? Thanks to anyone who could give me advice.
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"pest" Snake Control
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by Buzztail1 on March 31, 2002
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Well Chance,
there are several ways to go about this.
First off, visit http://www.kingsnake.com/snakegetters/
and http://arizonaherpetological.com/.
MsTT runs a removal service in Florida but I am sure there isn't any money in it. The other site is the Arizona Herpetological Association which has volunteers sign up to do snake removals in their area.
I do "pest" snake removals here in South Georgia and I KNOW there is no money in it here. At least half of the people that I talk to about urban snakes take the stance of "Why should I call you when I can kill it myself?" These people would laugh at me if I said I would charge money to come remove a snake. The other half gratefully take my card and then two or three months later I get a call from one of their neighbors who got my number from them. Word-of-mouth DOES get around albeit slowly.
For instance, today I got a call from an Oral Hygienist who worked on my teeth back in January. Her neighbor had a "big snake" in her backyard and was terrified. These two women were terrified of this snake but would have had a neighbor come kill it with a hoe or some such implement of destruction rather than pay any money to see this loathsome killer removed alive. As I did it for free, they were happy to see it go. By the way, it was a two foot long Eastern Garter Snake in the process of swallowing a large Southern Toad.
In summary, I don't think there is any money in snake removal. There can be a lot of fun in it if all you really want to do is save a snake from being killed. I personally find that to be quite rewarding and I get to see a lot of snakes I otherwise would not see. Doing snake removals is how I got to see my first wild Eastern Indigo Snake last year.
Good Luck,
Karl
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