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water snakes
One of my more interesting rec.ponds
exchanges happened with Elizabeth in Louisiana. We were both on AOL so she sent me an instant message about a snake in her pond. We surfed the web trying to id it (not a cottonmouth, whew!) and then *we* decided to trap it. She put together a minnow trap, with a live goldfish (not for the faint hearted). She made sure to leave the minnow trap with some part above water and she watched it. She did catch the snake and released it to a nearby waterway. We supposed the snake did not like the experience and did not come back to repeat it. I've heard harassment works (if you have the time) and clearing out the rockwork so they don't have hidey holes. Netting works, just don't get a mad snake caught in the netting, which happens from time to time. My personal solution would be to RUN THE OTHER WAY AND DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET TO IRELAND. But then I have a sorry and sorted history trying to deal with a snake in our house. I did not come out of the situation with any dignity attached. kathy :-) ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. |
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