It’s difficult/ impossible to 100% snake proof a coop.
If you leave the coop door open during the day, snakes will still help themselves to what’s inside. Rat/chicken snakes are not soley nocturnal. They hunt day/night when they’re hungry.
I have yet to find any snake preventer that works...
I too live with predator problems, bobcats, coyotes and stray dogs.
We have an automatic door on the coop. The run is 8’ tall.
However, I’ve lost hens ranging outside the run in broad daylight to a bobcat. I’ve surprised her twice during the daytime hiding in wait to grab a hen.
Each State...
