Sorry mate, thats what I also meant with regards to snakes, when I stated;
"I know a lot of guys over here hunt with ferrets throughout the year as ferrets are extremely cheap to buy over here. But these same guys go through a sh!t load of ferrets in a year. Due to ferrets being cheap to buy, we also dont use locators like you do in the UK, or its very rare that anyone does". I know a guy that lost half a dozen ferrets in a month due to snakes. But then again, I also know another guy that hasnt lost one to a snake this summer.
I`ve seen a ferret put down a burrow and come straight ou