Gopher "Snake" Places Bait Deep In Tunnel

Gopher "Snake" Places Bait Deep In Tunnel MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 34-2-40 Using a long-handled spoon to slip gopher bait into tunnels didn't work very well for Ken Gouff. So he asked his brother, Rod, for help. He used some steel cable and old auto parts to create the Gopher Snake, a 32-in. long gopher bait applicator. "It's more a safety device than anything else," Gouff says. The bait is deposited deep in a gopher tunnel, and the opening is closed so the poison and poisoned gopher are buried. The brothers have used the Gopher Snake extensively and have been very satisfied with how it works. The Gopher Snake is made from a 28-in. flexible metal cable and a 1 1/4-in. dia. clear plastic bait chamber with a spring-loaded control handle. It's simple to use. Push in the handle with the bait chamber shoved down into the bait container. Release the handle to fill and close the chamber. Place the Gopher Snake as far in the tunnel as it will reach, and push the handle to open the chamber, and shake out the bait as you pull the unit out. Then cover the hole. "There's nothing else like it on the market," Gouff says. "It works like an eye dropper. It's the only gopher bait applicator on the market that can be used with all baits." Gouff and his brother patented the Gopher Snake and sell it for $10.95 through their website. They welcome dealer inquiries. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Gouff, Gopher Snake, 4400 C Portola Rd., Atascadero, Calif. 93422 (ph 805 460-0250; www.thegophersnake.com).

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