- Jun 22, 2017
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Ok. Saturday morning the mail man delivered a package and ran away real fast. I didnt understand why until I went out side and there was a rattle snake by my front door (my house is ground level so that was really too close for comfort). I've taken to cleaning up my front patio so there no place for a snake to hide and will have my huusband start turning over his piles of stuff so as to chase any snakes out. I was already building a new coop and run for my chickens so that won't be an issue since I already knew I had bull snakes on my property and built to keep them out. My dad told me to get a shot gun to use on any other rattle snake I may see (Satuday was the first rattle snake I have seen. Moved onto the property in may 2018). I do have repellant coming. . .not too sure about those doing anything to keep snakes away but it doesnt hurt to try. Other than keeping the grass cut and moving all possible hides is there anything else I can do to be more diligent in keeping the snakes away from house and chickens?