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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie  We have very similar stuff here. Yes we have to worry about snakes. I lost my Great Pyrenees because of snakes. He was bitten so many times by the time he got home it was too late.  . RIP my sweet Shadow. So it is very scary.
Like Terri said, we also have owls, hawks, coyotes, bears, etc. The predators population is either increasing or they are getting very brave. It s very scary!! I have woods beside me and behind me. I am on constant guard when we are outside. |
Yes yes yes! We are in Bella Vista up in the 'Highlands'. We have all the above. Bobcats too. We have one around here that is way too at home with himself. Walked slowly across my patio, I happened to be on the chair, it didn't see me. I must admit, what a beautiful sight!! But a couple days later my neighbor noticed movement out her sliding door and it was just sitting there looking at her. She went right over, banged on the window and it just slowly looked at her, turned around and walked slowly down the slope to the woods!!! No, I never let my dogs out alone. We also had a little pigme rattler by the front porch last year.
Something to think about... When we moved here in Arkansas last year, and looked up Copperheads, I read that they don't like the smell of marigolds. Well, I had the prettiest marigolds EVERYWHERE!!! Hope it helps!! We are wooded all around here, and of the edge of a hill have a cleared off area, behind the house, it goes down steep into woods and a creek behind that A run off from the damn. Then there is a golf course below us and a nice little lake there. Well, having this water around us isn't so good because it really draws the wildlife. I guess there are water mocs too! Crap!