How do you get rid of snakes?

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We are having what is known as the 'rainy season'. Elsewhere in the world it might be known as the 'when the hell will it stop raining season'. Snakes are less common in the dry season when they retreat to the jungle. Farms around us all have lakes for fish and irrigation. I think that the better specimen of snakes hang around there.
 
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After smelling a very bad smell in my feed shed that I'd sorta ignored for awhile 'cause I was afraid it might be the neighbor's cat and knew whatever it was was beyond help, I finally investigated a couple of days ago. I discovered that a package of the black plastic bird netting had been knocked from its shelf, ending up in a wad on top of a large pack rat nest, and I saw a snake's tail protruding from it. It was entangled with the post hole diggers, so I was able to pull the whole thing out. I was very surprised to find FOUR very large rat snakes caught in it. Three were dead and the fourth was nearly dead. I would never put that out with the intention of catching snakes unless I also planned to inspect it at least once a day. That must have been a horrible death. But it does attest to the effectiveness of using it to catch snakes. I think it also attests to snakes not being very smart, as who would continue to venture in where others had perished?
 
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Yeah I'm still figuring out how to get pictures to my page - I just figured out how to get my avatar picture. so til I figure that out!
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First picture is inside of one of the newer pens
the silkie pen is the second picture my original pen where I found the hole.
I keep adding coops -so far I have 6 and am working on one(7) for my malay which will be much larger and taller so they can fly. After that I'm going to throw net over some trees for the guinea hens so that they can hang out in the trees- So you see fiber wire would be quite a job, but maybe cement around the sides. You are right the chicks are expensive too - especially when you raised then yourself and your very fond of them. I built my roosters a pen, couldn't kill them just too handsome and too nice. besides I still want chicks so they have visitation rights with the hens! So the snakes need to stay out! How are your coops set up? Are they snake proofed?
 
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Sad thing is, I used to assume those Monty Python skits depicted fictional people. Then along came Sarah Palin, and now I'm thinking they may have been documentaries.
 
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Sad thing is, I used to assume those Monty Python skits depicted fictional people. Then along came Sarah Palin, and now I'm thinking they may have been documentaries.

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Go easy on the lady. She likes to watch turkeys being slaughtered as a bit of 'levity':

http://www.break.com/index/sarah-palin-interview-while-turkey-slaughtered.html
 
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put out some of the larger glue traps and attach it with a piece of wire so that he can not drag it away...put in where you think he is getting in....then you can dispose of him...other things you may try is scattering sulfur which is what most snake a way is made of , mothballs (all in places chickens can't eat)....also the fine fruit netting several layers where you think it might be coming in...the large glue traps with something to keep him from dragging it away or the netting is best.
 
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Once again - moth balls poison the environment and do not deter snakes - at all. It is a bad idea to spread poison around against manufacturers recommended uses. Birds, including pets and your chickens, may eat them.

people for years have used moth balls in home and in their garments so in the outside environment they should only cause the snake a problem and they do work for snakes especially the non-poisonious ones...
 
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Once again - moth balls poison the environment and do not deter snakes - at all. It is a bad idea to spread poison around against manufacturers recommended uses. Birds, including pets and your chickens, may eat them.

people for years have used moth balls in home and in their garments so in the outside environment they should only cause the snake a problem and they do work for snakes especially the non-poisonious ones...

How about this quotation, then:

'Gardeners face many challenges when it comes to planting and maintaining a successful vegetable garden. One such challenge is keeping pests such as rabbits, squirrels, raccoons and even the neighbor's cat out of the garden. One solution that many gardeners turn to is mothballs. They place mothballs along the edge of the garden to help keep out these unwanted garden guests. However, this is dangerous and illegal.'


Here's the full article, if you're interested:

http://www.ehow.com/about_5562939_mothballs-dangerous-vegetable-garden.html
 

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