Need Advise from the Snake Experts

[EastTXHunter]

I've seen Water Moccasins take care of Rattlers...Maybe they could get some of those lol Sorry couldn't resist. I'm at a loss for a reasonable suggestion...

[Shane]

Is there some digging or construction going on around them? We had them often in our neighborhood for 4 or 5 years when they kept putting in more streets and digging trenches for new slabs every 5 minutes. Now that the neighborhood is almost full and the construction has slowed down, we haven't seen a rattlesnake in a while.

[Atfulldraw]

cats are about the best you are going to do until you find the den.

[SNAKEHUNTER]

If there are that many small snakes around...then there has been a hatch-off close by. I thought I would play Captain Obvious there Anyway there is a den close by. I might could plan a weekend trip and snoop around and take a looksee. I would hate to have a little one bit and I didn't do anything to help.





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[BuckTag]

I killed a young one just over a foot long the other day and it was about 5 yards from my garage. I poured some rattlesnake stuff I got from the store around the outside of the garage and doors. The area around the house is very rocky.

I'm wondering how far do they travel when that small? Anyone have an idea? The wife is freaked out after I killed it with the weedeater. I just put that stuff out and put big sticks at every door so someone could whack one. I have game cams on the main gate to the house and I've seen about 2 or 3 tom cats roaming around...

[SNAKEHUNTER]

Rattlesnakes act like sharks as far as surviving.....they crawl....they eat....and they make baby snakes. They will crawl till they find something to eat and when they get hungry...they start all over.




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[flashof1979]

Bummer!!! Best of luck

[Vap]

Try guineas they clean up all the snakes and bugs in our yard.

[Darton]

I had the same problem at one point and had an older neighbor who turned me on to another solution. He told me that he took a fertilizer spray bottle and filled it with a boiled down minced garlic water solution. So, I followed advice and sprayed it all around the base of the house, stumps, deck ect. Within two days I didn't have a single snake anywhere around the house. I still continue to use it around my camper and have had no issues. Hope this helps!

[Geezy Rider]

Cat are about your best bet. I've heard that mothballs are a good deterrent but I've never tried them.
Take Snakehunter up on his offer or even advertise in the local paper or CL for a snake hunter to come out and look around. They won't be denned up anymore due to the warm weather but at least the den or dens could be located and hunted next year. I start looking around February some times January if it's been a mild winter.

[RemMan700]

You need Rikki Tikki Tavi.

[Coach W]

Riki tiki tavi... Classic!

I'd let snake hunter come over... I got nothing. I always solve my snake problems with superior fire power.

[muley4x4]

wow. Gives me the creeps........
I hope you can find a solution.

[GarGuy]

Look for a hole. If the house is on blocks or pier and beam, they are likely under it. If not, look for holes around the edge of the slab or storage building. Wont be long till the next hatch comes off.

[Dusty Britches]

Cats - get some cats and spay or neuter them to keep them from wandering and mass producing. Cats kill snakes and the thing snakes eat - mice.