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Terry wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:11 pm Question, does the 10 acre rule apply when you're trying to kill a venomous snake?

To my knowledge, if you must shoot the snake in defense of your life or someone else's (the snake blocks your path, your phone is dead, can't get away from it, etc) then the doctrine of necessity would provide a defense to prosecution. However, this is usually not the case with venomous snakes, most of whom are killed to prevent a possible future bite, not to prevent an immediate bite. You'd be better off killing it with a hoe, shovel, or similar. Best way would be to get someone else to help hold it down with one long implement so it can't strike while you kill it with another long implement. Just be sure you dispose of the head properly - burial or cremation!