First snake
As I was de-leafing my pool today (live oak leaf drop season) I spotted
a 12" rat snake taking a swim. It was a bit small to get out of the pool so I gave it a hand. It is a type I've seen around before and I am happy with it's ability to keep the mice & rats at bay. The rats used to clear out my bird feeder in a couple of days and the mice made a nice apartment complex of my shed. I had thought it was the birds emptying the feeder but one night I went out with a flashlight into my shed and when I turned around the light shown on my feeder with two giant rats eating away. They were so large it was intimidating. Since the snakes started showing up a couple of years ago the evidence of rats and mice has pretty much gone away. |
First snake
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:16:15 -0500, jOhN
wrote: As I was de-leafing my pool today (live oak leaf drop season) I spotted a 12" rat snake taking a swim. It was a bit small to get out of the pool so I gave it a hand. It is a type I've seen around before and I am happy with it's ability to keep the mice & rats at bay. The rats used to clear out my bird feeder in a couple of days and the mice made a nice apartment complex of my shed. I had thought it was the birds emptying the feeder but one night I went out with a flashlight into my shed and when I turned around the light shown on my feeder with two giant rats eating away. They were so large it was intimidating. Since the snakes started showing up a couple of years ago the evidence of rats and mice has pretty much gone away. I had the same experience the other day. So far I've seen about 4 baby snakes. They are rat snakes, but I also have corn snakes as well. What we did was to put a huge brush pile at the back of the property and the feeders are all back there. If rats come, they come. I don't really mind them at all. I don't want them in the house or roof, so I make it real comfortable for them outside. |
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