And you would have to be right on top of a snake for it to be effective. I patterned some out of a S&W 317 AirLite 22 revolver and decided I was better off with bullets than birdshot. I've got one box of #12 shot that I will probably never use up and gave my other box away.
INteresting. We carry it in a NAA around the yard. Have yet to not kill a snake with it, though a few we've shot 2 times.
Have killed some rattlers up to about 5-6 feet with it too.
Wished I could find some. It'll come around again and this time I"ll buy a couple of bricks instead of 5 boxes....