Re: Snakes
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#165475 - 11/28/2007 08:55 PM |
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In Southern California, we have a similar problem - rattlers. There's always a few spotted in my neighborhood each season and I've had 3 in the yard over the years. Each time, the dog alerted me to them. I've taken her to snake avoidance training twice - they recommend an annual "refresher." She remembered! ![:grin: smiley for :grin:](http://leerburg.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/grin.gif) You might inquire if there's anything like that in your area. The training is done with an e-collar and the dog is exposed to the sight, sound and smell. I figured a $70 session was better than a $1K vet bell.
I've also installed hardware cloth (with the 1/4" squares) and haven't had any lately. Chicken wire is way too porous.
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Re: Snakes
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#165484 - 11/28/2007 09:02 PM |
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King snakes will, I believe eat moccasins. As do the indigo snake. Sadly, both species have been decimated in this area due to the previous pet trade from years ago, and the construction.
Eric, You being a Florida boy, I should have known that you know the difference. Especially in your line of work. Moccasins are nasty critters because they are one of the few snakes that will actually confront, and chase people. I've had to abandon a couple boats because of the dang things.
Take away their food and shelter and you should be good to go.
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Re: Snakes
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#165530 - 11/28/2007 10:12 PM |
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Moccasins are nasty critters because they are one of the few snakes that will actually confront, and chase people. I've had to abandon a couple boats because of the dang things.
They sure are, we killed two of them this year. One of those suckers came at me, it wanted to get under our trailer and I kept flipping it back with a shovel. It actually looked like it was standing on it's tail as it kept striking at me. I hit that thing back 6 times before it finally stopped coming towards me and I could pass the shovel to my husband so he could kill it. Gave me a good scare -
I've heard that geese are very good at keeping snakes away, don't know if they would take on a moccasin though?
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Re: Snakes
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#165538 - 11/28/2007 10:42 PM |
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A wrench in the works,
Geese would be food for my dog! They could never co-exist.
But I don't have to train for that. No snakes for me to worry about.
I'm liking the colder climes more and more. And I grew up in the high plains of the west.
Get your neighbors used to the sound of a shotgun.
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Re: Snakes
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#165587 - 11/29/2007 08:29 AM |
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Yes, Moccassions are nasty and aggressive. They are the one snake I really do not like, with the Pygmy Rattler being a close second. Even the Diamond backs will try to avoid people and most large pets, or so I have seen.
I would love to teach the dogs snake avoidance. I have read about such classes for SAR dogs, but they are usually held out west. Maybe I'll catch a snake and work on doing it myself, but I don't see that really being successful with whatever snake I may catch.
I worked the ditch pretty well with a weed eater yesterday. Maybe between cutting things down and having a constant presence back there I can motivate the snake to go elsewhere. Where this is the first time I've seen it, maybe it was just passing through.
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Re: Snakes
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#165597 - 11/29/2007 09:09 AM |
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Re: Snakes
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The site says that it repels Copperheads but not the related Cottonmouth.
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Re: Snakes
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#165612 - 11/29/2007 09:38 AM |
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I would love to teach the dogs snake avoidance. I have read about such classes for SAR dogs, but they are usually held out west.
Here's who I used. Maybe he knows of someone in your area.
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Re: Snakes
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Interesting that on that web site they mention it had little effect on Cotton Mouths. Too bad
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Re: Snakes
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#165624 - 11/29/2007 10:36 AM |
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Interesting that on that web site they mention it had little effect on Cotton Mouths. Too bad
That is because cotton mouths are vicious little buggers.....I'll take a rattlesnake any day.
At least they try to leave......
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