Snake In My Backyard!

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by mscat

That is freakin unbelievable nobody will come out Yep, 80 degrees is plenty warm enough for that darn snake.
My apartment faces a a large field right outside of my balcony. I heard stores about snakes crawling up the steps right at your door Luckily it hasnot happened yet. But, we have had plenty of mice problems ... I think i take on mice then snakes though> we can always get rid of mice, but snakes, poses a whole new issues. Still wonderinf if it was somebody's pet ... Or came from the swamp lands...

We saw the same type of snake last year so I imagine it's just a Louisiana native. I'm not surprised nobody would help.

[BlueBelle]

Let's all move to Haiwaii there are no snakes there!!

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by BlueBelle

Let's all move to Haiwaii there are no snakes there!!

Hawaii sounds good. But, I read that Maine is the only state that doesn't have snakes. Good seafood too.

[Cha Cha]

I'd think all states have snakes. Maine just may be the only place they won't live if they are released from their cages....

[Lil Sis]

If it was a rat snake, garden snake or black snake it was harmless. They eat the rats and mice etc.
I have heard you can tell if a snake is verminous by looking at its eyes.. if it has a vertical pupal it is verminous. LOL... like I am going to look in its eyes.. too busy running

Google snakes.. see if you can see a picture that looks like it. I may be fairly harmless..

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

If it was a rat snake, garden snake or black snake it was harmless. They eat the rats and mice etc.
I have heard you can tell if a snake is verminous by looking at its eyes.. if it has a vertical pupal it is verminous. LOL... like I am going to look in its eyes.. too busy running

Google snakes.. see if you can see a picture that looks like it. I may be fairly harmless..

I've been googling all day and all i remember is that it was a dark color. I don't even know if it was solid. Max was playing with it and my first instinct was to grab him and run. He thought I was playing so he ran from me, then to the fence, back to the snake, to another fence, back to the snake. I was trying to catch him with Cooper in my arms. Ugh, it was a horrible morning. So, needless to say I have no idea what kind of snake it is.

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I've been googling all day and all i remember is that it was a dark color. I don't even know if it was solid. Max was playing with it and my first instinct was to grab him and run. He thought I was playing so he ran from me, then to the fence, back to the snake, to another fence, back to the snake. I was trying to catch him with Cooper in my arms. Ugh, it was a horrible morning. So, needless to say I have no idea what kind of snake it is.

oh... I would have been doing the same... peeping my pants all the while!!
I was trying to offer some assurance that the snake could have been harmless. The thing is, it is hard to know if it is
I rather have my gator in the lake.. at least I can hope it will stay in the lake and if it doesn't I can see it comming

[Rhetts_mama]

Originally Posted by BlueBelle

Let's all move to Haiwaii there are no snakes there!!

There are snakes in Hawaii. They've gotten the ones that have hitched rides over from Guam. The bad part is there are no natural predators on the islands to fend them off.

Brown Tree Snake invasion in Hawaii

[dcon1958]

Billy's company is called Vexcon Hope he can help

[zcb]

Sorry you had that experience. It was probably a black snake because they can get quite large but they are harmless. We have one about 4 feet long who lives next to the house and last year he came into our pool cage and Scooter thought it was a new toy. It moved, it made noise...what fun mommy. Fortunately Scooter comes immediately when he's called so he came to me right away and I shooed Mr. Snake out the door with a broom. The snake repellents might work but it has to be replaced each time it rains and I'd be very cautious about using it around pets. I know most people don't like snakes and I'm not a fan of them but you probably won't ever see it again. We here in Florida live with them whether we know it or not because they are all around us. As far as calling someone to remove it, the other posts are correct in saying that you have to know where it goes. I'll make you a bet that you will never encounter it again. I'm sure it was scared too.

[yorkieusa]

Karen, what an awful morning you had! I hope you don't see it again. I'm sure you were scared to death when you saw it so close to Max.

[MauiGirl]

Oh no, I hate snakes more than almost anything.

Thank goodness we don't have them in Hawaii (except for in zoos). It is illegal to keep them as pets here too.

[Onni]

Originally Posted by Baroness

THAT story sounds familiar. (This is waay before we got Teddie, last summer) I heard my 3 dogs barking and growling, went outside to see what was going on and all 3 had cornered a snake. Not just any snake, but a coral snake. (venemous,bad juju). I immediately called my husband outside in hysterics, trying to pull my dogs away from the snake (thank God they are well trained and listen), and my husband proceeded to chop the snake with a shovel. I used egg shells around my fenceline because I heard they hate slithering over those, not sure if that worked but I haven't seen another one yet. I searched the yard, plugged the holes I found in the ground (displacing a few frogs ), and removed the wood pile that may have served as a "come hither" to the snake.

*Note: I live in front of a HUGE farm where all manner of snakes reside in peace according to the farmer and farmhands. I got the ole "This is Texas little Lady, everything is bigger and more dangerous!" lol

I live just up the road from you, New Braunfels. We get the chicken snakes (harmless) and rattlers (not so harmless) out here.

[diannenet]

Karen, I'm so sorry you had to "relive" your past. I bet it was very frightening. I probably would have acted the same way you did. Glad it had a happy ending.

[kjc]

Oh my! Sorry this happened to you... did it look like this?



Eastern Indigo Snake: these are endangered in the US, non-poisonous.

You can use an outdoor trash can lid to protect yourself from snake bites. If you throw a sheet or towel over the snake's head, he won't be able to see you and will give you a few seconds to grab a dog and get away.

King snakes eat other snakes, including poisonous snakes, they are immune to venom. If you find a kingsnake breeder, call and ask for some shed skins and put them around your yard, other snakes will avoid them.

One can get Huntavirus from overpopulations of mice, so snakes can be a good thing.

For people who have a debilitating fear of snakes and want to lose that fear... volunteer at a snake breeder's. I had to do that. I was scared to death of snakes. I went to a breeder's and asked to volunteer if he could help me lose my fear. It worked.