Tools of the trade

hellosugaree · 04-11-12, 04:00 PM

In the market for a snake hook or two. Where do you all get yours? I just have one of those cheap telescopic ones but I need the real deal. Maybe some tongs and other goodies too. Where's the best place to order them online?

BarelyBreathing · 04-11-12, 04:14 PM

I two really nice ones. One is collapsable and goes on my field pack that my dog wears and the other is just long and solid. It's really heavy (which I like).

The collapsable one is by MidWest tongs, and the other I have no idea. It was purchased at a local reptile store with no brand name.

marvelfreak · 04-11-12, 04:35 PM

I got mine at Reptile basic.com. I have two 38" hooks with rubber coated handle and hook.
They longer have the kind i got but 24" one just like mine and 36" golf club style one thet's looks really nice. 24" Snake Hook

SpOoKy · 04-11-12, 05:48 PM

I get good prices on Gator hooks and I love them

(not just because the price but because they are great)

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 09:18 AM

I went around town and looked for cheap golf clubs and then go to. Walmart and pick up some cheap bicycle hooks. ( they are rubber coated) then cut off the heads of the golf clubs and drill out the hole just barely smaller then the screw end of the bicycle hook. Either screw or wedge the screw end into the hole and wrap tightly with balck electrical tape. I went ahead an wraped the whole club up to the handle just for looks, but make sure it's wrapped very tightly where the hook and club connect. It's pretty easy I've never had a single issue. Plus if you wrap it all the way up it looks real nice...

hellosugaree · 04-13-12, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingsnakechris

I went around town and looked for cheap golf clubs and then go to. Walmart and pick up some cheap bicycle hooks. ( they are rubber coated) then cut off the heads of the golf clubs and drill out the hole just barely smaller then the screw end of the bicycle hook. Either screw or wedge the screw end into the hole and wrap tightly with balck electrical tape. I went ahead an wraped the whole club up to the handle just for looks, but make sure it's wrapped very tightly where the hook and club connect. It's pretty easy I've never had a single issue. Plus if you wrap it all the way up it looks real nice...

Might consider trying this, but by the time I spend time driving around getting supplies and tools, chances are it will end up costing me twice as much than just buying a pre-made one

Although like all my crappy home-made projects, they are more fun to use once you finish

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 09:27 AM

Lol. Had the luxury of living by both a retirement 55+ community and a golf course. I make snake hooks for less then 10 bucks lol only down side is the 55+ community is huge and we share main streets and roads and they LOVE to drive their golf carts around town. Grrrrrr lol

hellosugaree · 04-13-12, 09:35 AM

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Lol. Had the luxury of living by both a retirement 55+ community and a golf course. I make snake hooks for less then 10 bucks lol only down side is the 55+ community is huge and we share main streets and roads and they LOVE to drive their golf carts around town. Grrrrrr lol

Thankfully they are not driving real cars. At least with golf carts you generally win if they pull out in front of you going 2 miles an hour when you'e going fifty

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 09:41 AM

Hahaha you don't know how true that is! A few years back there was a golf cart vehicle crash epidemic. They were actually able to get the speed limit where the two cities connect and a few other roads dropped Down from 45 to 30. That wasn't good enough apparently but it's 25, some of them older guys love to ride right in the middle of the road so you cant go around them, but I found a way to fix it... Lol. I got a new truck. A dodge ram 2500 with a 6 inch lift KC light bar and mud tires. They move. LOL

hellosugaree · 04-13-12, 11:10 AM

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Hahaha you don't know how true that is! A few years back there was a golf cart vehicle crash epidemic. They were actually able to get the speed limit where the two cities connect and a few other roads dropped Down from 45 to 30. That wasn't good enough apparently but it's 25, some of them older guys love to ride right in the middle of the road so you cant go around them, but I found a way to fix it... Lol. I got a new truck. A dodge ram 2500 with a 6 inch lift KC light bar and mud tires. They move. LOL

I hate when people tailgate me in giant trucks.

I would probably hate it even more if I was in a golf cart though

If you get big enough tires you might just be able to go right over them

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 11:12 AM

Lol I never tailgate anyone in my truck unless they intentionally get in my way. And I have thought about just running them over more then once haha

hellosugaree · 04-13-12, 02:21 PM

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Lol I never tailgate anyone in my truck unless they intentionally get in my way. And I have thought about just running them over more then once haha

By the way, before we go any further off topic, you need to post a picture of one of your hooks.

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 02:36 PM

I will soon. I'm making a new one soon Mine is in Tennessee with my cousin at the moment but I'll make one in the next day or so.

hellosugaree · 04-13-12, 02:49 PM

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I will soon. I'm making a new one soon Mine is in Tennessee with my cousin at the moment but I'll make one in the next day or so.

You should put together a little how-to section or video. What do you use to cut and drill it? Are there any little tricks you picked up along the way that made it easier when you did it on subsequent runs?

Kingsnakechris · 04-13-12, 03:34 PM

It's pretty simple. A hack saw is the hard way but the easiest to get your hands on.
Cut The golf club where it starts to widen a little under the head of the club, grab a drill and a drill bit And drill Out the hole slightly smaller then the screw end of the bicycle hook. ( just make sure the hook is rubber coated) then screw the screw end into the golf club where you widened it with the drill bit. If it doesn't go in widen it a little more but not to much that it slides in easy ( you want a nice tight fit) then I use electrical tape and tightly wrap it around where the hook and club connect. I always wrap it all the way up to the handle. ( just for looks) and just make sure it's nice and snug, test it out ( I use a back pack full of clothes) to make sure the hook won't spin or come loose. And there ya have it. An inexpensive reliable snake hook.