60" Professional All-Aluminum Alloy Snake Tong Reptile Grabber Rattle Snake Catcher Wide Jaw Handling Tool with Lock

Purchased this and another cheaper less sturd pair of tongs and a snake hook to remove a Copperhead from our catio. Didn't get a chance to use it though. Snake left before delivery but this seems nice and sturdy and long enough to do the job intended, though we'd have used this along with the hook , if necessary. This tong has a claw to hold the snake. The hook doesn't. Seems easy to use. Highly recommend.

I bought this item in 2023 after a disturbing incident where I found a live snake crawling on the floor in my home. There was pure panic and desperate methods used at the time of throwing a carpet on it and trying to kill it because I was unprepared with how to remove a snake. Afterwards, I thought a snake grabber would be good to have on hand but I prayed that I would never need it. Well fast forward.....3 years later I was just shocked to see a snake in the house again. I quickly got this snake grabber out and immediately was able to grab this snake and remove it and put it outside. If I could give a 10 star rating I would. Am beyond grateful for this product. It quickly solved a very scary predicament. And once again, I am hoping I never need it again. The snake probably would give it a good rating as well since it it alive and free and back outside where it belongs!

I bought 3 of these at the beginning of summer. Glad I did! Boy have I needed them. My chicken coop is a snake magnet, and even though I've put small snake wire around the whole perimeter, they still get in sometimes. Probably had 6 rattle snakes throughout the summer in my chicken pen. I keep these at every location around my property that I need them. They work well, and can grab a rattle snake pretty firmly to get it out!

Sturdy, grabs very well, the lock is a bit difficult to on/off but does stay in place. #1 this is a long stick, and the longer the stick is the more difficult it is to maneuver and control. This one is ideal for situations like mine where I have to reach under cars or up into cabinets to pull snakes for the neighbors. #2 add a small wrap of grip tape to the handle and a couple inches down the shaft. This helps a lot with control and keeps it from sliding around, and add a small stripe of bright paint, like nail polish, to make it easy to see the grabber claws in low light.

Well built, and holds snakes firmly without crushing them

On its first use, I grabbed a Copperhead snake that was heading for my wife. It worked great. Now I carry it around when I am walking down into teh woods below our house ( SNAKE TOWN)

This is for the 60" snake tongs, which are well made. The quality seems top notch, on par with the more expensive domestically made ones. They are lightweight and easy to use, easy enough that my children could figure it out if needed in a pinch. I used it the day after receiving it to relocate a rat snake from the garden. You have to be VERY careful with the jaw pressure not to injure the snake. Use just enough pressure to hold the snake and place it into a bucket, bag, etc. The lock mechanism securely locks the jaws completely shut for storage, but you could not hold a snake in the jaws and lock them too without severely injuring or killing the snake. Again, use just enough pressure to hold the snake and remove it. They don't want to bite you and most of the time they're as scared as you are. This is a great tool to have around the farm.

One good investment, good quality, easy to use. If you only have to use one time and free yourself of a venomous snake, it is worth every single dollar. Before going to bed I often just pick through my window shade for no reason. A few days ago I opened my shade and saw my dog jump back in a defensive way, I grabbed my new snake tongue and yes there it was a copperhead, and I just sent it with St Peter. I walked inside and started to think what if there was another snake, I graved the snake tongue again and just went there to double check, guest what? there it was, a 2nd copperhead near, I used the tongue again and delivered the 2nd one to St Peter too.