mystery tool

I don't know the proper name of the tool, however I believe it to be a devise when placed in the nostrils of a bovine and tightly gripped would control the beast.

thats what i thought they were but i wasnt sure because they seemed a little big...

sometimes called a cattle lead, the stops would prevent pinching. Usually associated with this device would be a lanyard allowing the twitch to be connected to a halter. What cha gonna do with it?

if i decide to pick it up i thought about trying to make it like a small pair of tongs...

I don't know the proper name of the tool, however I believe it to be a devise when placed in the nostrils of a bovine and tightly gripped would control the beast.

Correct. Is used for leading cattle.

It's called a nose lead

nose lead

Most often carried in the back pocket of a wrangler during round up.

or used in loading cattle.