Thanks for the gentle advice :-)
I live in Maryland, DC suburb. Yes it has been quite
chilly the last several days. You are right, very likely,
they are harmless. From where I can see, they are dark
brown or black, about 1 foot long. Can't take picture now
that they are flat to the ground. The installer is just
afraid of snake as much as I do, perhaps more. I saw him
jumped straight uup several feet when he yelled
"EeeeiiiiyaH!!! SNAKE!"

I will just keep my distance and let them be when I saw one
next time.
pac

Doug Kanter wrote:
"PacKat" wrote in message
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I have my siding replaced today. The crew found two,
repeat
two snakes hiding behind the siding panel. I went
limp... Sorry, nothing against the snakes. But they
have
to go.
Any suggestion on what to do to discourage them taking
refuge in any part of my house?

Thansk, I would really appreciated it.
pac

You didn't say where you were located, but, has it been
chilly at
all, as in the Northeast? If so, the snakes are probably
just warming
up in your siding. In the woods, they'd be sunning
themselves on a
warm rock. They're cold-blooded, remember?

Your best bet is to ask the installers to try and make
less of a gap
than the previous crew did, between the bottom row of
siding and the
house itself. Or, take a nice, clear picture of the snakes
and find
out what they are. Odds are they're harmless to you, and
they may be
helping to control mice around your house. Who do you like
better?
Mice, or snakes? :-)