Roadrunners

[Lakelady]

Saw everyone's post about Roadrunners, I too live in a rural area and have lots of rattle snakes. Why don't they bring roadrunners in to control them instead of the fire department to relocate them?

 

[TwoCrows]

Saw everyone's post about Roadrunners, I too live in a rural area and have lots of rattle snakes. Why don't they bring roadrunners in to control them instead of the fire department to relocate them?

That would be a big undertaking to bring in Roadrunners to take out rattlers. LOL The birds also eat lizards, frogs and bugs, etc...Snakes are not their first choice of food. It would take a LOT of Roadrunners to keep snakes at bay. Roadrunners are very shy birds around humans as well, unlike the average rattler.

 

[Subzerodragon]

So everyone wirh snake problems should look into getting some guinea fowl. They are alarms around the homestead plus helps with snakes!