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Today I received a text from the tenant in my in law apartment that she saw a pretty good sized copperhead that slithered behind her (concrete) steps. She mentioned snake holes being near by in the grass. When I arrived home, I grabbed a shovel, garbage pickers and the .357 with snake shot in it and poked around. Before anyone jumps my $hit about it being illegal to kill a copperhead, there are people and a dog and cats that go outside. If I could relocate any poisonous snake to another location far away, I would. But they scare the crap out of me (not snakes in general but copperheads) and I am not an experienced snake handler!
So, my question to those that are more knowledgeable than me, are "snake holes" real? I mean, how does something w/o legs make a hole? There are voles in the back yard but I see no evidence of a snake eating the little $hits. Do snakes take over their holes?
A friend told me today a trapper and catcher of "wild" things said products like snake away and moth balls are a waste of money. Is there anything I can do?
The tenant and her son are freaked out and I really need some advice. I did tell her to use the flash light when she takes the dog out at night and to watch where he goes. And to watch where she steps, etc.
Thanks for any useful advise!
So, my question to those that are more knowledgeable than me, are "snake holes" real? I mean, how does something w/o legs make a hole? There are voles in the back yard but I see no evidence of a snake eating the little $hits. Do snakes take over their holes?
A friend told me today a trapper and catcher of "wild" things said products like snake away and moth balls are a waste of money. Is there anything I can do?
The tenant and her son are freaked out and I really need some advice. I did tell her to use the flash light when she takes the dog out at night and to watch where he goes. And to watch where she steps, etc.
Thanks for any useful advise!