Re: Snakes in house

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Posted by Tonya Shorter on September 29, 2000 at 16:46:08:

In Reply to: Snakes in house posted by Larry on September 29, 2000 at 02:29:03:

: I posted the following message before I started reading some of
: the posts in the genereal snake forum and this one. Now I am
: starting to think that I may just want to create a perminant
: hole in the outside of the porch so the snakes that I have can
: continue to use the under-porch setting for a home -- however,
: I still would like to keep them out of the house. I guess that
: means that I have to find the entry way they are using and
: close it. What about the ones that are in the house when I do
: that? Is there some kind of a one-way door that I could use to
: make sure that all of them get out? Also, we just got two
: maine coon kittens. Will this cure our problem if I let them
: tour the basement once they get big enough to not be prey for
: the snakes?

: Thanks,
: Larry
: _____________________
: (original post to "what kind of... forum"

: We posted to this forum about 6 months ago, and several
: of you helped us identify a baby rat snake that we found
: in our house soon after we moved in. We are now settled,
: and need to do something about our problem. We are in
: the country in the Leesburg VA area.

: We have a front porch that is about 6' X 8' that is
: bricked on the sides and front, and has no entry points
: except for several places at the joining of the house
: where there are several 1" cracks. We have seen several
: snakes go into one of these cracks, and there is one
: snake skin on the outside of the house that is about
: 5' long. We have found 3 snake skins in the basement
: of the house also about 4 1/2 to 5 feet long, two of
: them within 2 days. We just found (and moved to a field
: down the road) 3 baby snakes in the last two days.
: These snake skins and babys are in the basement just
: inside of the front porch.

: I saw a large (what appeared to be solid black) snake
: behind the insulation balled up on the sill plate on
: top of the concreat block basement wall, again,
: just inside of the porch.

: We have neighbors that got rid of a big black snake,
: and now they have copperheads in their garage, so we
: don't want to get rid of them, just keep them out of
: the house, especially my wife's canned good storage,
: which of course is just inside of the front porch.

: I don't want to trap any of them inside of the house,
: nor drive more of them into the house by excavating
: the bricks on the porch to gain access.

: Any ideas?

: Also, will these snake hibernate, or stay awake
: because of the warmth of the house?

: Please send mail to llayten@megapipe.com which is
: my home mail adderss as well as to larry@ljl.com

: Thanks,
: Larry (and Janie)

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: : I posted the following message before I started reading some of : : the posts in the genereal snake forum and this one. Now I am : : starting to think that I may just want to create a perminant : : hole in the outside of the porch so the snakes that I have can : : continue to use the under-porch setting for a home -- however, : : I still would like to keep them out of the house. I guess that : : means that I have to find the entry way they are using and : : close it. What about the ones that are in the house when I do : : that? Is there some kind of a one-way door that I could use to : : make sure that all of them get out? Also, we just got two : : maine coon kittens. Will this cure our problem if I let them : : tour the basement once they get big enough to not be prey for : : the snakes? : : Thanks, : : Larry : : _____________________ : : (original post to "what kind of... forum" : : We posted to this forum about 6 months ago, and several : : of you helped us identify a baby rat snake that we found : : in our house soon after we moved in. We are now settled, : : and need to do something about our problem. We are in : : the country in the Leesburg VA area. : : We have a front porch that is about 6' X 8' that is : : bricked on the sides and front, and has no entry points : : except for several places at the joining of the house : : where there are several 1" cracks. We have seen several : : snakes go into one of these cracks, and there is one : : snake skin on the outside of the house that is about : : 5' long. We have found 3 snake skins in the basement : : of the house also about 4 1/2 to 5 feet long, two of : : them within 2 days. We just found (and moved to a field : : down the road) 3 baby snakes in the last two days. : : These snake skins and babys are in the basement just : : inside of the front porch. : : I saw a large (what appeared to be solid black) snake : : behind the insulation balled up on the sill plate on : : top of the concreat block basement wall, again, : : just inside of the porch. : : We have neighbors that got rid of a big black snake, : : and now they have copperheads in their garage, so we : : don't want to get rid of them, just keep them out of : : the house, especially my wife's canned good storage, : : which of course is just inside of the front porch. : : I don't want to trap any of them inside of the house, : : nor drive more of them into the house by excavating : : the bricks on the porch to gain access. : : Any ideas? : : Also, will these snake hibernate, or stay awake : : because of the warmth of the house? : : Please send mail to llayten@megapipe.com which is : : my home mail adderss as well as to larry@ljl.com : : Thanks, : : Larry (and Janie)

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