If there's a snake hanging around your garden, basement or chicken coop, trapping it and releasing it somewhere else is an effective and humane way to handle the situation. You can trap a snake using a high-tech snake trap, or get a cheaper minnow trap and bait it with eggs - it works just as well.
Learn how to lure a snake out of hiding and humanely remove it from your property. You don't have to pay an expert a large fee. It is easy to DIY. Just make sure...