I want one of those Judges! It DOES seem like the perfect snake gun. Well except you can’t carry it around in your pocket while working in the yard. Isn’t it too big? We ‘re seeing more snakes than usual this year, for some reason, including a coral snake that got away. I don’t step out into the yard now unless I’m packin!
A small .22lr derringer loaded with snake shot, 5 rounds. I keep one in the pocket when mowing. We have copperheads around here and I have lots of ‘decorative’ boulders. North American Arms has one with a grip that folds over the gun so it fits nicely in the pocket and clips to the flap.
Yeah, the Judge is good for shooting rattlesnakes and other such varmits. Never (yet) had to shoot one, but as dry as it’s been, I expect they’ll be migrating into the neighborhoods looking for water.
And it’s too big to carry in a pocket, but you could just strap it on while in your own yard. Unless some idiot anti-gun neighbor wanted to complain. But it is perfectly legal. At least, that’s what I was told while in Houston.