How to get mob heads effectively?

As of 1.8, mob heads of a mob will drop if the respective mob is killed by a charged creeper's explosion.

This is really hard, as (1) finding a charged creeper is rare and (2) luring it near mobs is also difficult and very error prone.

What is the most effective way to get mob heads?

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I found a tutorial on the minecraft wiki that seems to be the best way to farm them. It will still take a long time, and it will probably be really hard to build and maintain but if you REALLY want the heads this is probably the most efficient way.

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Since Minecraft 1.13 we have Tridents. They can be enchanted with the Channeling enchantment that creates a lightning bolt during a thunderstorm if it hits a mob.

Using it thus gives one a very easy to use way to get mob heads since finding charged creepers is no longer a concern.