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Old 09-13-2019, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Had a native NC guy who lives in Cary and also has a farm in Johnston county say that due to last year's warm and wet winter, the snake population has increased by a lot this year. Just in the past 2 weeks, I've noticed 3 baby snakes and 3 adult snakes, mostly after 9pm once it's dark. Some of these looked like black racers, but the others had brown patterns that was hard to make out.

Just on Monday, a 6 year old in a nearby house got bit by a Copperhead in the yard and resulted in an ED visit. Now, I don't mind a snake or two and know that they keep rodents and insects at bay, but this seems a be a large increase over last year.

Anyone else notice this? My RN friend who works in the ED says statistics are much higher than last year for snake bites. Anything else to do besides keeping a clean yard? Someone said professional mosquito sprays help but how does that make sense?
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Old 09-13-2019, 12:02 PM
 
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Snakes go where the food is - go down the food chain and reduce the food source for each as much as possible. We definitely have more spiders this year thanks to the large number of flying insects (I imagine the mice are happy about that too).
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Old 09-13-2019, 12:10 PM
 
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"Anyone else notice this?"
not us.
"Anything else to do besides keeping a clean yard?"
eliminate all the rodents. (and bird nests, but few will do that)
"Someone said professional mosquito sprays help but how does that make sense?"
we do not know how unless it kills the food of the animals snakes eat.
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Old 09-13-2019, 12:41 PM
 
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Yes, had an increase on our farm as well. Had to shoot 100% more from last year.

Best way to get rid of them is take away their food source of rodents and frogs, and remove clutter.

Friend of ours got hit by a copperhead, got real sick few days ago.
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Old 09-13-2019, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Chapelboro
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No, I have actually noticed fewer this year. I usually see a few live copperheads each summer and haven't seen any yet this year.
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Old 09-13-2019, 01:08 PM
 
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actually, we see more in the fall when the road is warm and the air is cool....so we might see more. just have to wait and see.
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Old 09-13-2019, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Chapelboro
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actually, we see more in the fall when the road is warm and the air is cool....so we might see more. just have to wait and see.
Yes, that's the most dangerous time to walk the dog when it starts to get dark.
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Old 09-13-2019, 02:45 PM
 
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This might be the stupid question of this post, how do you get rid of the mice? Either no or not enough feral cats in the suburbs.
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Old 09-13-2019, 03:39 PM
 
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mice: poison, traps, etc.
since they eat just about anything (or make a nest out of it)
eliminating food and nesting material has been impossible for us.
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Old 09-13-2019, 03:53 PM
 
Location: Chapelboro
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I avoid poison for mice. That just poisons other animals that eat them like hawks and owls.
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