Been using Snake Away for some years to keep the snakes out of my
birdhouses. I sprinkle it on the ground beneath the houses. The birds
don't mind and I have not had any disappearing baby birds.

However, the snake is already in residence and if I sprinkle it around now
it won't leave at all.

Been checking to see if I can see it sunning itself but so far it is either
in hiding or has already left. I sprayed under the rock where he was
hiding. The water in the hose was hot. Then I pounded the rock.

A few years back I was having trouble with a snake in my other pond.
I pounded the rock with a hammer for maybe half an hour. A few minutes
after I quit the snake came out acting drunk. It was so discombobulated
that although I ran several hundred feet to the south to get my husband, the
snake was still there when we returned. The snake is no longer with us but
possibly in snake heaven.
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

There are three things you can do to try and get the snake to move on -

- remove the cover, which means move all the rocks.
- use a minnow trap, baited with a live fish. Place the trap so some of
the
trap is above water so the snake won't drown. When the snake is caught,
take it
to a nice field someplace. Only do this with snakes you are sure of
exactly
what it is. Wear heavy duty gloves to err on the side of caution.
- Snake Away.
http://www.pestproducts.com/snakeinfo.htm
You can froogle.com for best prices. And if you do us this let us know how
it
works.


kathy :-)
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