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Old 08-12-2010, 08:38 AM
 
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If you live in the country, guineas are great for tick and chigger control, dogs and cats for snakes.
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Old 08-12-2010, 05:22 PM
 
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Sigh...I just love when people pick on you for asking a serious question. I was just meaning can kids run around the yard with out watching each step carefully so they don't trip over a snake, etc. Could they play soccer in the yard with out worry? Could you sit in the grass at the playground and tie a kids shoe? These are the things I am concerned with. I don't think any of that is stupid.

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Sorry if I offended you. But, if you'll note, most of the "picking" was on other, dumber questions that have occurred all too frequently on this forum.

Like 2mares said, there are snakes, ticks and chiggers. You won't have much trouble with any if you use some common sense. And please, don't let any concern keep you from the outdoors.

There are quite a number and variety of snakes in Tennessee and they are protected. The biggest I've seen was longer than my driveway was wide. (Some kind of racer, I think.) And we do have snakes that climb trees. Personally, IMO, snakes that climb trees belong in the Congo and not Tennessee, but that's the breaks. Point is, if you see a snake, odds are it's a nonvenomous beneficial snake. And, again, like 2mares said, if there is an issue around a house, it'll probably be a copperhead. So learn what they look like so you won't find yourself whacking some poor corn snake.

So, yes, kids can run around the yard without watching each step carefully so they don't trip over a snake. The snakes will move first. Or bite.
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Old 08-12-2010, 07:46 PM
 
Location: at the foot of my mountain
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Uh, hello? It's called Skunk-Ape in the South, LOL.
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Old 08-12-2010, 08:24 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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National park rangers across the country say that the majority of people that are bitten by a snake are wounded in the hands. That's because people are stupid enough to reach out to the snake. What's the snake going to do? Bite. In other words, given half a chance, a snake would rather slither away than bite you.

Once, in Florida, a water moccasin and I almost ran right into each other. We both were momentarily startled and then we both ran in opposite directions.
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Old 08-13-2010, 05:46 AM
 
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Sorry if I offended you. But, if you'll note, most of the "picking" was on other, dumber questions that have occurred all too frequently on this forum.

Like 2mares said, there are snakes, ticks and chiggers. You won't have much trouble with any if you use some common sense. And please, don't let any concern keep you from the outdoors.

There are quite a number and variety of snakes in Tennessee and they are protected. The biggest I've seen was longer than my driveway was wide. (Some kind of racer, I think.) And we do have snakes that climb trees. Personally, IMO, snakes that climb trees belong in the Congo and not Tennessee, but that's the breaks. Point is, if you see a snake, odds are it's a nonvenomous beneficial snake. And, again, like 2mares said, if there is an issue around a house, it'll probably be a copperhead. So learn what they look like so you won't find yourself whacking some poor corn snake.

So, yes, kids can run around the yard without watching each step carefully so they don't trip over a snake. The snakes will move first. Or bite.
Last year my sis was sitting on her covered porch when 2 snakes dropped from the roof almost into her lap. The snakes didnt make it, protected or not.
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Old 08-13-2010, 11:28 AM
 
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If you live out in a rural area where your neighbors aren't too close you could also get some peacocks. They are a natural way to control snakes. At the Portland Zoo they let the peacocks roam freely just for that purpose.
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Old 08-13-2010, 11:46 AM
 
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If you live out in a rural area where your neighbors aren't too close you could also get some peacocks. They are a natural way to control snakes. At the Portland Zoo they let the peacocks roam freely just for that purpose.
Ive been wanting to get one but they are pricy!
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Old 08-13-2010, 02:43 PM
 
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Uh, hello? It's called Skunk-Ape in the South, LOL.
Or Swamp Cabbage Man in Central Florida!
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Old 08-13-2010, 08:20 PM
 
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I always hear about copperheads but don't think I've ever seen one in all my time in Cookeville. Are they not known to that area?

Can't keep the scorpions, spiders and diamondbacks out of area in Florida.
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Old 08-13-2010, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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Snakes of Tennessee : SNAKES OF TENNESSEE Most wild life stations or parks have these pamphlets for had out.. "FREE"

Spiders of Tennessee.. http://www.easttennesseewildflowers....umName=spiders
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