To keep snakes out of your house, do a full inspection of the
building. Pay particular attention to the gaps under doors,
including sliding or screen doors. Snakes can fit through pretty
small areas, so if there's a gap, install weather stripping at
the bottom of the door. Other than that, look for any holes on
the outside of the home - maybe where pipes or wires go through
the external walls, things like that. If there are any holes,
seal them shut with caulk or Great Stuff hardening foam.
YARD: The easiest way to keep a snake away from your
lawn or any part of your property is to make the area
unattractive to the reptile. Snakes will look for areas
favorable to continued survival. This means the snake will want
sufficient shelter and food if it is to become a permanent
resident. Unfortunately, many of the landscaping items we like
to use as homeowners are also ideal objects for snakes to use
for shelter. Keeping snakes out of your yard begins with proper
lawn patrol. There are reasons why the snake is in your yard; it
may be an abundance of food or an abundance of shelter. Usually
an abundance of shelter will mean an abundance of insects,
amphibians, and rodents. Snakes like vegetation. Long grass,
thick gardens, and over-the-top landscaping are all great ways
to entice in a serpent. Because they lack the internal ability
to regulate their body temperatures, a property that offers
rocks to warm on and shade to cool in will draw in snakes.
Shelter is not the only reason a snake wants to be in your yard.
Long grasses and lush gardens also mean lots of insects and
other food sources. Anywhere a snake can wiggle under and den is
a place that needs your attention. If property care is too
daunting or not working, snakes can be trapped and removed. You
should never attempt to handle a snake if you do not know what
species you are dealing with. Not all venomous snakes are
colorful, and not all colorful snakes are dangerous. Trapping is
best left to an expert or to a glue trap. A few models have
received professional endorsement can can be purchased online.
HOUSE: How to keep snakes out of your house - Snakes
most often enter a home through cracks in the foundation, though
some snakes are good climbers. For this reason, holes in the
exterior of your home, at all levels, need to be found and
repaired. This is not just good snake prevention, but sealing up
your home will prevent other nuisance animals from coming in and
causing damage. When you have repaired the holes in your
foundation, purchase some recommended box traps. These traps are
glue-based and have snake attractant dots on the inside. Create
a barrier in the home to confine the snake to one room and place
the trap inside. If the snake is not living in your home and has
happened in through an open door or window, you can remove the
snake by gently scooping it into a pillowcase. Handling the
animal should only be done if you are confident you know the
snake is not poisonous. The majority of all venomous snake bites
occur because someone was trying to handle the snake that bit
them. If you think the snake may be venomous or if you are not
sure, call a professional. A snake trap may not be practical if
the animal is in a main area of the home, like the kitchen.
Snakes in area like this will also make good use of the
underside of appliances. Professional assistance is advised.
You basically have two options for keeping out your snake(s), or
removing them entirely. First, you can call a professional
wildlife expert from my below directory. This person can catch
and remove the snake(s) and take other actions necessary to
solve the snake problem. Second, you can purchase a snake trap
if you wish to catch the snake yourself.
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