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In NJ, those who own guns are typically police officers (or) criminals. Very few law abiding civilians over here actually own arms. I will stop it at that, as I don't want to make this a political debate .
I didn't believe this and looked it up. New Jersey ranks 49th for gun ownership. Only Hawaii has fewer percentage of gun owners.
Very few Snakes actually survive up here. They are extremely rare and very hard to find. Most reptilians don't thrive in locations where single digit Temperatures happen every winter. I would be kind of excited to see a wild snake in NJ .
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Coming from a tropical rain forest environment in India, I am used to dealing with snakes in my yard
That's not true. New Jersey has 22 native snakes. The reason for snake decline has nothing to do with cold winters. It's because New Jersey is a cesspool of habitat destruction, pollution, and over population of non-gun-owning snake haters who persecute snakes.
A fence like that would only give the hawks it would attract a place to perch while they wait to snatch a duck.
Birds perching on your fence is an easier fix. A length of fishing line attached to the finials, stretching across the length of the fence and slightly above the horizontal stringer is a great bird deterrent - they don't land because they can't "get a grip".
New Jersey is a great place to look for snakes and find them. Tons of snakes there and hundreds and hundreds of miles north of there, too.
Then why don't I see them at all. I know several snakes are native to this place, but I never really saw one in the wild yet. I trek often here, and never saw one till now. I did see several while trekking in the blue ridge mountains though .
Then why don't I see them at all. I know several snakes are native to this place, but I never really saw one in the wild yet. I trek often here, and never saw one till now. I did see several while trekking in the blue ridge mountains though .
"There are more things in heaven and earth, (and New Jersey) Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy".
So, it sounds as though we're getting to a solution for Adi: put some snakes in your back yard and they will bite the ducks, who will start avoiding your property thereafter.
Slightly tangential to the subject, just be thankful you don't have any of these wandering through!
Then why don't I see them at all. I know several snakes are native to this place, but I never really saw one in the wild yet. I trek often here, and never saw one till now. I did see several while trekking in the blue ridge mountains though .
Must be all of the excreted raw duck feces in your yard.
Snakes are around but they probably don't want to meet you. If you're walking through the woods in the Northeast you're unlikely to find one unless you surprise one by straying off the path and stepping in the wrong place. They can sense your footsteps and probably are staying put or going the other way - you don't have anything they want and are large enough to be dangerous.
However many snakes do like water, you may come across one lounging pondside in the summer months.
I still say the duck thing is probably just seasonal, unless your yard is literally the very edge of the pond. The only reason they'd be in your yard inland would be to find food, water, or a possible nesting place. Given the season and the numbers of ducks you mention these guys might just be passing through. You can't change the location of the pond but try to observe what the ducks are doing in your yard (besides pooping - are they pecking at something particularly? Eating a certain plant? Gathering around a certain area?) and then change whatever the attraction seems to be.
Must be all of the excreted raw duck feces in your yard.
Snakes are around but they probably don't want to meet you. If you're walking through the woods in the Northeast you're unlikely to find one unless you surprise one by straying off the path and stepping in the wrong place. They can sense your footsteps and probably are staying put or going the other way - you don't have anything they want and are large enough to be dangerous.
However many snakes do like water, you may come across one lounging pondside in the summer months.
I still say the duck thing is probably just seasonal, unless your yard is literally the very edge of the pond. The only reason they'd be in your yard inland would be to find food, water, or a possible nesting place. Given the season and the numbers of ducks you mention these guys might just be passing through. You can't change the location of the pond but try to observe what the ducks are doing in your yard (besides pooping - are they pecking at something particularly? Eating a certain plant? Gathering around a certain area?) and then change whatever the attraction seems to be.
What was said above concerning attractions.
One other thing, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES addle (oil) the eggs. That would cause the adults to hang around longer and, more importantly, when word got out, and it would, you would have a visit from the New Jersey Department of Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Division. Your days would then be spent in Court and your nights working to pay the generally large fines incurred.
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