How can I get a snake to move away from my front yard?
Question:A long brown snake with a white belly has moved in under my porch and had her babies there. Also a little black snake took up residency with this group. I do not have a mouse problem so I cannot figure out what attracted the snake and why it stays here. I am afraid of snakes and want it to leave, but do not want to kill it. Please give me suggestions of how to get rid of snakes.
Answers:
Eww! I feel so bad for you! I hate snakes, ewww! My grandmother throws down moth balls in her yard and garden and she also has an outdoor cat. If I were you, I would go down to Farmer Jones' house and pick up a good cat and throw down the moth balls.
The moth balls should make the snakes run away and the cat will take care of the mice problems and you will not have to kill anything!
get a cat, it'll do the dirty work for you. or an eagle hawk or predatorious bird.
start eating snake
The snake living there is probably why you aren't having any mouse problems. I have a family of kingsnakes that live in the vicinity of my yard and they not only take care of the mouse population but also kill the copperheads. If it isn't a posionous snake leave it alone.
Go to your local garden center. There are granular or powdered products made to get rid of/ ward off snakes.
It will be tough to get rid of it without killing it because of the babies. On the other hand the babies will grow up to be big snakes and your problem may get worse.
I have no tolerance for snakes, sorry. If it was me I would have a dog or cat take care of my "light work".
The snake is nonpoisionous and won't hurt you. Please leave it alone. They were here before us.
Here in the south we have problems with highland moccasins, I did. I don't know if that what your snake is but I was told moth balls will make them move. You only need a couple. Just toss them, only a couple, underneath your porch where you think they are bedding. I'd stay away from that area, especially till you can identify species of snake. The reason you don't have a mouse problem is the snakes. Snakes in general like dark places to nest so under your porch must be good and dark, and they will feed on mice. The question is what are your druthers, mice or snakes?
You need to call a snake handler either through your nearest government wildlife authority, or through a private animal handling expert such as a snake collector, herpetologist etc. The snakes should be captured and released into the wild far from settlements, or kept in a suitable animal enclosure such as a zoo, or private collection. Some wildlife experts also display animals such as snakes and may be able to provide a home for your snake family.
go to the garden store and buy a plastic owl. They are natural predators and the snakes will leave. Snakes are a huge help in the garden and most will avoid you whenever possible. They feel safe under your porch. just leave them alone or call the local extension office for wildlife and they will have some suggestions. I do not recommend trying to remove them yourself just in case they are poison.
We use to throw moth balls under our house for snakes.Never even seen one.It worked, so try it.
You could call animal control and have them remove the bunch. Could also do the cat/dog OR the mothballs but not BOTH as mothballs are poisonous to cats/dogs.
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