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Snake Crossing... Living off a undulating dirt road has it's challenges... My car certainly hates it so about 5 or mph is my max speed... When pac looked up yesterday this snake was crossing in front of her on the road.. The non poisonous Sonoran Gophersnake is probably the most visible snake in Az. Due to it's ability too adapt too life in the city... It certainly resembles a rattlesnake in how it looks and acts... As it will open it's mouth to make a hissing sound if threatened, and coil itself up.... Not all snakes are bad or even poisonous. The Gopher snake is great at pest control. And it can even help keep other poisonous species away... Just a FYI when your out in the desert....   ~ Physical strength is measured by what we carry. Inner strength is measured by what we can bear. ~ |
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The more you know... ~ Physical strength is measured by what we carry. Inner strength is measured by what we can bear. ~
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Hey pac  as the weather cools, they will come indoors.. especially if the local deer mice or house mice do (they love ready made shelter against the cold) hit me up in my mail if you want some non chemical dyi ways of avoiding either scenario
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And they probably taste like chicken
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9/16/2021 10:43 am |
As a child playing at my grandmothers house we thought she had lost her marbles when we'd see her put moth balls in the flower gardens around her house. I've come to find out that moth balls are toxic to snakes and are an immediate repellant to them. I have actually used them in basements polluted with black snakes and rat snakes when doing service calls and can attest that they will clear a path instantly.
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I don't mind having a long, rippled one creeping up my bush 
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9/16/2021 11:59 am |
Cool. Thanks for the update
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Oh, I just hate snakes. I have a black snake, a good snake, that lives around my townhouse. I know it's a good snake but when I run into him or find his snake skin in my shed I just tend to let out a little scream 
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IN Holland we have one species of snake, it is called an adder. It is not poisonous, it is rather small and keeps out of the way of humans.Ï once saw one in the forest. In Spain there was this very green snake, who also was very fast, to get away! I am not afraid of snakes, just keep a respectful distance.. and stay very still.
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We have a few varieties up here despite the cold winters. I use moth balls at the corners of my garage doors to keep out the snakes and to a lesser extent mice. Rat snakes (sometimes called black snakes) and Garter snakes are the most common. And the moth balls work well on them. When the crops come off the fields the snakes look for other cover, garages and sheds are prime realestate.
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