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How to
keep snakes out of my yard ?
Every animal needs a particular environment best
suited to its living conditions. Some environment
conditions close to human dwellings are also liked by
snakes and other pests. Many a times our love of nature
has created environments they need. Small ponds, gardens
and bird feeders are typical manmade environments which
provide shelter, water and food to snakes.
Snakes exist in big part of this earth. If left alone,
they prefer not to conflict with man. But we continue to
invade their domain. This displacement leads to
confrontation. Snakes are drawn to our yards, homes and
buildings because we unintentionally create environments
they like. Most snakes encountered are nonpoisonous.
People tend to believe any snake they see is venomous
when in fact the opposite is probably true.
The most common snakes eat small rodents such as rats
or mice. So, definitely snakes would like to dwell in
such places where they have abundant food available. You
may find snake nests where there is such food. This may
be in a crawl space, an attic or around water. Bird
feeders attract rodents which will definitely attract
snakes. If these rodents have invaded your attic, the
snakes will soon follow. Closely inspect all creeks
around your property. These are likely feeding areas for
a variety of water snakes living on frogs and small fish.
These frogs are food for many types of snakes. If you
have frogs around your pool then snakes will come to take
advantage of this food supply.
Thus implementing a good rodent control program will
cause any snakes to relocate to other place.
If there is some type of wood pile, rock pile or general
debris which is serving as a nest , remove it.
If there are too many snakes or if conditions are such
that you expect to have some coming in from time to time,
you may have to set up some type of snake control
program. There is no spray for snakes. There is a repellent,
however, called Snake Away which is
suppose to keep snakes away from designated areas. This
material is simply sprinkled onto grass and acts as a
fumigant. The odor repels snakes and may last for several
months. It is safe around children and pets and is ideal
for creating a barrier between suspected snake nests and
play areas in the yard. There are also Snake
Traps available if you need to trap them.
Dr.
T's Snake-A-Way
Dogs and cats are naturally well suited to
dealing with snakes. The mere presence of a dog or cat in the yard, and
their associated odors, will often discourage a snake from venturing
into your pet's "territory" Snakes see the household pet as a
predator and will prefer to avoid them if possible.
Chemicals such as garden variety powdered sulfur
also can be used as snake repellent. Also, any noxious smelling
substance like naphthalene mothballs will discourage any ground
crawling animals, including snakes, from the treated area.
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