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OK... OK... with the husband's help here is a photo. No yellow tail, that I can see. Pattern doesn't look like a copperhead either. It really is quite tiny. Maybe a brown snake? What do you think?
Vmax do you live in my neighborhood?
I'd change the title of the thread if I could... but I can't. Thank you Native_Son!
Those are very common in our area. The irony of that statement is that I've lived in this house for nearly 12 years and this is the first snake I've seen. Fortunately for both me and the snake, I don't fear snakes. I've had three as pets...err...exhibits...and know that most around here are harmless. Brown snakes eat slugs among other unpleasant things. I wish I could tie him up next to my house to keep the slugs off my deck!
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Looks like a brown. Don't think you can MAKE those things bite...
You can't, I tried. He just backed up further and further, and kept sniffing with his tongue.
The cats had put a few small holes in him, so I hope he's OK.
Oh my gosh....our 5 lb. Pomeranian came to the back door yesterday with a snake. Looked liked a noodle hanging out of both sides of his mouth. I thought it was a garden snake. Maybe I should have taken a better look. Yes, I'd be freaking out if I were you, too. Make sure they check the inside of your house, too. I heard of snakes coming in the house. Till the exterminator comes out, sleep with one eye open. Hope they are able to solve your snake problem and everyone is safe.
That's sad that anyone thought that was a copperhead. Even sadder if a pest control provider told you he could do a treatment
to discourage snakes. There simply IS NO SUCH THING. You can do as well as ANY PEST CONTROL PROVIDER can with mothballs
or moth flakes. There is no real snake repellent. What's more, you should not be worried about them. Gross for some
people to SEE but very good for the overall health of your yard. (by the way, I am in pest control, but in Memphis, sorry)
Outside of that, keeping your yard free of clutter or trash that attracts rats and mice is the best solution, not to mention
providing places for the snakes themselves to hide. Save your money, cancel the pest control. That snake is as harmless
as they come. IT MAY have even died because there is no food in your area, which would be doubly good for no-snakes.
But it likely got run over.
Well, it is Spring and the snakes are coming out of their holes. And yes, there are plenty Copperheads in the Charlotte area. I've personally only seen less than 10 in my 4+ decades here, but know plenty others that see them. Wood piles, and rock piles are there biggest hangouts.
That's sad that anyone thought that was a copperhead. Even sadder if a pest control provider told you he could do a treatment
to discourage snakes. There simply IS NO SUCH THING. You can do as well as ANY PEST CONTROL PROVIDER can with mothballs
or moth flakes. There is no real snake repellent. What's more, you should not be worried about them. Gross for some
people to SEE but very good for the overall health of your yard. (by the way, I am in pest control, but in Memphis, sorry)
Outside of that, keeping your yard free of clutter or trash that attracts rats and mice is the best solution, not to mention
providing places for the snakes themselves to hide. Save your money, cancel the pest control. That snake is as harmless
as they come. IT MAY have even died because there is no food in your area, which would be doubly good for no-snakes.
But it likely got run over.
Thank you Pest Control Man (TM).
I think it did get run over.
What you're saying is similar to what the pest control people told me. She actually said, "If you have a snake problem you likely have a mouse problem." And then she said "Well we CAN sprinkle things if needed as an additional service if they're really a problem."
This was all before I fully saw the size of the snake.
Can I just sprinkle mothballs along the line that goes by the woods? Just to keep the big bad snakes at bay but keep in the ones that come from around the 'hood?
That's sad that anyone thought that was a copperhead. Even sadder if a pest control provider told you he could do a treatment
to discourage snakes. There simply IS NO SUCH THING. You can do as well as ANY PEST CONTROL PROVIDER can with mothballs
or moth flakes. There is no real snake repellent. What's more, you should not be worried about them. Gross for some
people to SEE but very good for the overall health of your yard. (by the way, I am in pest control, but in Memphis, sorry)
Outside of that, keeping your yard free of clutter or trash that attracts rats and mice is the best solution, not to mention
providing places for the snakes themselves to hide. Save your money, cancel the pest control. That snake is as harmless
as they come. IT MAY have even died because there is no food in your area, which would be doubly good for no-snakes.
But it likely got run over.
Brad beat me to it. The best defense is a pristine yard. No place for rodents and or snakes to hide. As much as I hate to say this, don't feed birds and don't put up bird house. The bird house is a climbing snakes buffet. Bird seed gets knocked on ground, rodents come for the seed, snakes come for the rodents.
That and keep clutter picked up. I would forget the moth balls and potents, by the way/
My pest control guy, Jeff Johnston Pest Control, told me that Snake-A-Way is simply naphthalene and sulfer. It is supposed to repel by scent and by touch. He also said he doesnt think it's effective against most of the species we have here! (He's very ethical!)
As much as I hate to say this, don't feed birds and don't put up bird house. The bird house is a climbing snakes buffet. Bird seed gets knocked on ground, rodents come for the seed, snakes come for the rodents.
This huge black snake climbed straight up the wall, 3 floors up, to get to my feeder!!
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