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Snakes
Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did,
please answer anyway. A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Pixi |
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Snakes are cold blooded and go dormant for the winter. They generally find
a burrow of mice, chipmunks or other animals and go to a depth that will prevent them from freezing. If they were unprotected, they would freeze and die. BTW. How did the place near Tampa fair with all the hurricanes? -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html "pixi" wrote in message ... Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did, please answer anyway. A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Pixi |
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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" wrote: Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did, please answer anyway. A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Pixi Being cold blooded, snakes will die below freezing, which in this case, is slightly below 32F. Now, unfortunately, my green frogs like to eat astoundingly large garter snakes :-( Bull frogs can down some large ones. Have you identified the snake and decided why you want to get fid of it? Many snakes are very beneficial. I love the 6' black racers we get here, snack on rodents yet extremely gentile. Can let kids handle them all day without thought of a bite, they are constrictors. When neighbors complain of snakes here, I collect them and put them around my garden and yard! (no poisonous ones ;-) gerry -- Personal home page - http://gogood.com gerry misspelled in my email address to confuse robots |
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It's a garter snake. I want to get rid of it because they eat frogs and
fish. If it wasn't living in my waterfall and pond I would be happy to ignore it. I know non-poisonous snakes are beneficial. |
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I know you don't want to do it but taking apart the waterfall is about your only option. You can rebuild the waterfall and fill in the den areas with foam or rocks or some sort of 'stuffing'. You can try harrassing it, making his den area uncomfortable and not safe, though it seems a bit 'mean' and will take time and patience and a certain amount of bravery that not all of us have when faced with a !!snake!!. You've provided a food source and unless you remove that food or its hidey hole it will probably come back or be replaced by another hungry snake. kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" wrote:
If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Release the cats! `--L=L{ ~~~~~~~~~:- -- Crashj |
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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" wrote:
If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Release the cats! `--L=L{ ~~~~~~~~~:- -- Crashj |
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On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" wrote:
Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did, please answer anyway. A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart. Pixi Probably a water snake. He will catch fish, pull them to shore, then swallow the fish whole. When I saw this I shot the snake with a pellet gun. The half-swallowed fish was stunned, but recovered after a few days. Herons will eat snakes, but like to eat fish too. I suggest patiently waiting near the pond with your weapon of choice. |
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