I carry an old .38 loaded with CCI rat shot whenever I have a group on one of my canoeing or kayaking trips. Otherwise, during snake season I keep it in the door pocket of my pick-up. The .38 rat shot works great, as many, many dead snakes would testify....if they could. Just during the past week I killed one small rattler and two rats with the stuff.Thane wrote: Other options would be a Taurus lightweight .38 with shotshells, or a similar S&W.
I have my doubts about the effectiveness on anything less than the .38 though.