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Our life in the country has been mostly enjoyable. My driveway sensor let's me know if someone comes down the road. We have seen numerous birds, 6 deer (two nights) and my driveway sensor picked up a coyote walking down the street. One night we could hear a pack of them howling. Our Yorkie did not like that.
The unenjoyable part was when I looked outside today there was a 4+' black snake climbing a tree right outside the window. I gabbed my snake killer shovel and went to get it. I stopped it from climbing the tree, but he got away. I believe it was a black rat snake, but to me a good snake is a dead snake.
Right now our security concerns is with wildlife and not humans. We are surrounded by woods for now, but a surveying crew came in today to survey a new property down the street.
Your ignorant and intolerant attitude towards snakes does not amuse me. Kill all the snakes around your house, hero, and enjoy the enhanced rodent population. Duh.
Your ignorant and intolerant attitude towards snakes does not amuse me. Kill all the snakes around your house, hero, and enjoy the enhanced rodent population. Duh.
I agree, leave the snakes alone. I don't have a problem with wild cats ether or for this matter any wild animal that eat vermin.
I grew up on the bayou's of Louisiana and cottonmouth water moccasins. I am not convinced this was not one. But I am not near any water and I have seen one this big. I know from experience that they can climb trees.
I now have my house secured the way I want it. I have a driveway sensor that will pick up any vehicle before they get to the house. I have door motion detectors at each door. I have motion sensing lights at three sides of the house. The fourth side is wooded plus I cannot get to the roof to mount the light being it is a slope from the house. I also installed a SimpliSafe security system yesterday. Once I get a more dependable internet source I will add some cameras.
I agree, leave the snakes alone. I don't have a problem with wild cats ether or for this matter any wild animal that eat vermin.
I had another run in with a rat snake. I noticed some birds were going crazy and they were chasing this 4'+ rat snake and it was heading straight for the house. Before I could get to the garage it was inside. It took a while, but I got it out again without killing it. What helped the most was my leaf blower. I was able to blow it the direction I wanted it to go.
I have a rooster. Best security system I ever had.
I’ve really got no worries where I am though. At least for now.
Coyotes, bears, bobcats, Bigfoot’s, and whatever, have not been an issue.
Knowledge and experience are key. We don’t mess with anything. Unless it gets in the house, like mice or insects. Everything has a purpose and a job to do. You just do your best not to encourage pests and predators to become a problem. Secure your trash, secure any livestock, don’t leave food laying around, etc…it’s mostly common sense practices.
We mostly have typical small town crime. Nothing too crazy.
Weekend warriors are probably most at risk with property crime. Houses are vacant more often than not, and people will steal stuff from those homes on occasion. But even criminals are becoming gun shy due to technology. Security cams and trail cams are almost standard in many homes these days, so you never know if you’re being watched or not.
The covid masking protocol has been a boon to burglars and other such crooks
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But even criminals are becoming gun shy due to technology. Security cams and trail cams are almost standard in many homes these days, so you never know if you’re being watched or not.
Knowing the lowlifes aren't going straight, the question is will they find a new way of "earning" a living or will they adapt to work-around the new technology?
Use WiFi cameras, non-WiFi ones, get ADT or similar surveillance IF your location and LE presence make it worthwhile which often doesn’t apply in rural areas, fencing, signs warning of hidden surveillance (e.g., “The cameras you see aren’t the only ones around”), and BE THERE A LOT—no vacation home absences.
Want more ways to discourage riffraff? We met someone whose wife frequently patrols their land while wearing a bandolier kind of ammo belt, carrying a very intimidating gun. And she is competent in their use.
Get a reputation as prone to violence against intruders, or just plain loco. That’s another way.
I can think of a few mind-effing ways to make sketchies wonder what would happen to them if caught, but I’m not posting them here.
It’s not just what you have to stop them, it’s whether you can make them afraid of what you might have and what you might do to them, given that LE could be a long time coming.
Mean dogs could be one tool, but they have minds of their own. If they harm a legitimate passer-by...
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Look for cameras which state "MicroSD", allowing for local on-camera storage instead of, or in addition to, uploads/DVR
The covid masking protocol has been a boon to burglars and other such crooks
