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===Snake shot===
[[File:.22LR ratshot.jpg|thumb|upright=.5|CCI .22LR snake shot loaded with No. 12 shot]]
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''Snake shot'' (AKA: ''bird shot'', ''rat shot'' and ''dust shot'')<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/guidetotaxidermy00reed#page/22/mode/2up/|title=Guide to taxidermy|pages=22–23|author=Reed, C.K. & C.A. Reed|year=1914|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320164421/http://archive.org/stream/guidetotaxidermy00reed#page/22/mode/2up/|archive-date=20 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> refers to handgun and rifle rounds loaded with small [[lead shot]]. Snake shot is generally used for shooting at snakes, rodents, birds, and other [[Pest (organism)|pests]] at very close range.

The most common snake shot cartridge is [[.22 Long Rifle]] loaded with No. 12 shot. From a standard rifle these can produce effective patterns only to a distance of about {{convert|3|m|ft|-1}} – but in a smoothbore shotgun this can extend as far as {{convert|15|m|ft|-1}}.