Snakes in barbeques?

[MrChip72]

I'm considering adding a barbeque to my back patio. Not inside the lanai. I've heard people saying that you will get snakes in your barbeque in Florida all the time. Is this true at all?

[Chi-Town]

I haven't had any, but I heard they taste just like chicken.

[Nucky]

There was a bar called Lily Langtrees a long time ago that served Rattlesnake, which tasted exactly like chicken. Yuck. It was my bachelor party so I had to try it. Double Yuck. Should have married The Rattlesnake, at least I knew it was a snake. :icon_hungry::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

Might get little black racer which is harmless. I got one in my neighborhood that makes his rounds about ever two weeks in my yard trying to catch lizards.

[thevillages2013]

I'm considering adding a barbeque to my back patio. Not inside the lanai. I've heard people saying that you will get snakes in your barbeque in Florida all the time. Is this true at all?

I would use a grill if I were you:beer3:

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Wasps built nests in my infrequently used grill.

[MrFlorida]

Not in my grill, but I did have one in my garage once... corn snake, harmless.

[collie1228]

I had a black racer in my yard who used to hide under the propane tank of my grill. He was only about 1.5 feet long and could curl up and disappear in the bottom of the tank. He's no longer with us.

[ElDiabloJoe]

I would use a grill if I were you:beer3:

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.

Clearly, the poster is not from the midwest or the northeast. In the west, specifically California, BBQ is both a noun and a verb. BBQ is the item you cook upon (which many others call a grill), and BBQ-ing is also what you are doing when you cook on a BBQ, regardless of whether BBQ sauce is involved.

Kinda like all soft drinks are cokes; "You want a coke? Great, what kind? Oh, a Sprite, OK."

They also nominize freeways. Just like Floridians call the Turnpike, THE Turnpike,
Californians will call it the 5 freeway, or the 110 freeway, or the 405 freeway. The freeways are iconic members of the landscape, just like a building might be THE Empire State Building.

What makes it harder for a non-native to understand is freeways are also given names. Not just one, but two. One for each direction (approximate terminus) of said freeway. The 10 is the Santa Monica Fwy AND the San Bernardino Fwy. The 110 is both the Harbor Fwy AND the Pasadena Fwy. The 5 is the Santa Ana Fwy AND the Golden State Fwy. You describe it to others based on the direction you were traveling. You don't need to say you were going north on the 110 when you can say you took the Pasadena Fwy to the Ave 52 exit. The 110, by the way, was the first freeway opened in the nation. It is sometimes called (Especially in the northern terminus / Pasadena area) the Arroyo Seco Pkwy, in a nod to its initial name prior to being a freeway.

While the 10 does not terminate in San Berdoo but in Jacksonville, FL., it is still called the San Bernardino Fwy because when it opened, most of the great basin's civilization ended in the Inland Empire, of which San Bernardino is a large part. Beyond that, was just desert until you reached Palm Springs, hours of dry expanse past San Bernardino.

Next we can talk about SigAlerts if anyone is interested. What, why am I hearing crickets?

[Mortal1]

Not strange at all that not one post answered the initial question. Never heard of a snake getting into an outdoor grill, but being wild creatures they might seek refuge there...not likely the way most outdoor grills are made.

[ThirdOfFive]

I haven't had any, but I heard they taste just like chicken.
Nope.

Chicken tastes like snake.

[Michael G.]

I can't say I'm bothered by snakes, but I had rats chew the back of my barbecue grill cover to shreds.
Rats smell the grease affiliated fool cooked on the grill.

Yes, I set a trap and got 2 rats in a week.

[vintageogauge]

Snakes eat rodents. If you keep your BBQ clean and leave a small bowl of pure ammonia inside you will have neither one. Ammonia is good to repel anything with lungs, I have been using it for over 50 years with great success and it's cheap.

[Taltarzac725]

Lots of varieties of lizards in the grill over the past 15 years here in the Villages but no snakes.

[CPD050]

I’m from the Midwest and we always called it a BBQ.

[davem4616]

next door neighbor got rid of his outdoor grille because he had mice coming to it...now maybe he wasn't cleaning the grille

I have heard that snakes will hide under the grille if you cover it...hasn't happened to me

I only have the occasional little lizards

But I keep looking

[Dusty_Star]

I'm from New England & call it a barbeque grill

[Duke-SRT]

I had a snake in my bar-b-q. It was my fault, I kept a rag in the bottom to clean up. If there is nothing in the bottom but the tank, you will most likely be fine

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I’ve been here for 10 years and have always had a grill. Never had a snake in one.

[Topspinmo]

I can't say I'm bothered by snakes, but I had rats chew the back of my barbecue grill cover to shreds.
Rats smell the grease affiliated fool cooked on the grill.

Yes, I set a trap and got 2 rats in a week.

Do you have palms with seed pods? If so cut out seed pods that have fruits. Maybe the rats will move on down the street?

[MrChip72]

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.


Nope, northeast. As someone that had a career working with people from all over North America and Europe I guess it's just a habit that use more generic terms than regional ones when asking a question online.

[thevillages2013]

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.

Clearly, the poster is not from the midwest or the northeast. In the west, specifically California, BBQ is both a noun and a verb. BBQ is the item you cook upon (which many others call a grill), and BBQ-ing is also what you are doing when you cook on a BBQ, regardless of whether BBQ sauce is involved.

Kinda like all soft drinks are cokes; "You want a coke? Great, what kind? Oh, a Sprite, OK."

They also nominize freeways. Just like Floridians call the Turnpike, THE Turnpike,
Californians will call it the 5 freeway, or the 110 freeway, or the 405 freeway. The freeways are iconic members of the landscape, just like a building might be THE Empire State Building.

What makes it harder for a non-native to understand is freeways are also given names. Not just one, but two. One for each direction (approximate terminus) of said freeway. The 10 is the Santa Monica Fwy AND the San Bernardino Fwy. The 110 is both the Harbor Fwy AND the Pasadena Fwy. The 5 is the Santa Ana Fwy AND the Golden State Fwy. You describe it to others based on the direction you were traveling. You don't need to say you were going north on the 110 when you can say you took the Pasadena Fwy to the Ave 52 exit. The 110, by the way, was the first freeway opened in the nation. It is sometimes called (Especially in the northern terminus / Pasadena area) the Arroyo Seco Pkwy, in a nod to its initial name prior to being a freeway.

While the 10 does not terminate in San Berdoo but in Jacksonville, FL., it is still called the San Bernardino Fwy because when it opened, most of the great basin's civilization ended in the Inland Empire, of which San Bernardino is a large part. Beyond that, was just desert until you reached Palm Springs, hours of dry expanse past San Bernardino.

Next we can talk about SigAlerts if anyone is interested. What, why am I hearing crickets?
Hey Joe (the devil) go to Lowes or HD and tell them you want a BARBECUE! Chances are you are getting directions to Sonny’s. Hell I thought the OP was British

[Hifred]

We have had black racer snakes go under our gutter ground extenders to stay out of the sun. When I lift the plastic things I used to scream because the snakes scared me. I have had a possum nest under my grill which was on the patio which was not screened in and that really scared me. We have had a large gator 6 ft. sitting on the lawn of our neighbors house who was initially under their bay window. Called the villages and they said leave it alone and it will go on it's own. And we had a large black racer who somehow got in our garage. We are from the north. So after living here 3 years I have adjusted to seeing these things. I prepare myself and flip over the gutter extenders before I cut the grass with a broom handle. And use the broom to poke in the bushes before I trim. There is a lot of wild life in Florida.

[banjobob]

N,ever heard that told, but so what they are mostly harmless variety. I see black snakes in and around my home on many occasions have never had one in my outdoor grill.

[Sandy and Ed]

Don’t know about “always” but it happened to us. Opened the door under our Weber and there was a harmless but substantial corn snake wrapped around the top of the propane tank. Cool way to stay “cool”.

[WingedFoot78]

Just remember, they were here first.

[bowlingal]

Never had that problem.

[Andyb]

No, and welcome to Florida.

[airstreamingypsy]

I had a black racer in my yard who used to hide under the propane tank of my grill. He was only about 1.5 feet long and could curl up and disappear in the bottom of the tank. He's no longer with us.

People like you should go live in a city somewhere. There is no reason to ever kill a Black Racer in your yard. Shame on you, and to brag about it......

[martileeb]

We have a built in grill in our lanai and I've never seen a single snake!!!!

[Bill1701]

I'm considering adding a barbeque to my back patio. Not inside the lanai. I've heard people saying that you will get snakes in your barbeque in Florida all the time. Is this true at all?

Haven't had any snakes, but I did find a mouse in mine.

[PurePeach]

I would use a grill if I were you:beer3:
Us southerners use grills, too. We eat barbecue! :a040::a040::a040:

[PurePeach]

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.

Clearly, the poster is not from the midwest or the northeast. In the west, specifically California, BBQ is both a noun and a verb. BBQ is the item you cook upon (which many others call a grill), and BBQ-ing is also what you are doing when you cook on a BBQ, regardless of whether BBQ sauce is involved.

Kinda like all soft drinks are cokes; "You want a coke? Great, what kind? Oh, a Sprite, OK."

They also nominize freeways. Just like Floridians call the Turnpike, THE Turnpike,
Californians will call it the 5 freeway, or the 110 freeway, or the 405 freeway. The freeways are iconic members of the landscape, just like a building might be THE Empire State Building.

What makes it harder for a non-native to understand is freeways are also given names. Not just one, but two. One for each direction (approximate terminus) of said freeway. The 10 is the Santa Monica Fwy AND the San Bernardino Fwy. The 110 is both the Harbor Fwy AND the Pasadena Fwy. The 5 is the Santa Ana Fwy AND the Golden State Fwy. You describe it to others based on the direction you were traveling. You don't need to say you were going north on the 110 when you can say you took the Pasadena Fwy to the Ave 52 exit. The 110, by the way, was the first freeway opened in the nation. It is sometimes called (Especially in the northern terminus / Pasadena area) the Arroyo Seco Pkwy, in a nod to its initial name prior to being a freeway.

While the 10 does not terminate in San Berdoo but in Jacksonville, FL., it is still called the San Bernardino Fwy because when it opened, most of the great basin's civilization ended in the Inland Empire, of which San Bernardino is a large part. Beyond that, was just desert until you reached Palm Springs, hours of dry expanse past San Bernardino.

Next we can talk about SigAlerts if anyone is interested. What, why am I hearing crickets?

The Turmpike is not a freeway, it’s a toll road – nothing free about that highway! :shrug:

[kcrazorbackfan]

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.

Clearly, the poster is not from the midwest or the northeast. In the west, specifically California, BBQ is both a noun and a verb. BBQ is the item you cook upon (which many others call a grill), and BBQ-ing is also what you are doing when you cook on a BBQ, regardless of whether BBQ sauce is involved.

Kinda like all soft drinks are cokes; "You want a coke? Great, what kind? Oh, a Sprite, OK."

They also nominize freeways. Just like Floridians call the Turnpike, THE Turnpike,
Californians will call it the 5 freeway, or the 110 freeway, or the 405 freeway. The freeways are iconic members of the landscape, just like a building might be THE Empire State Building.

What makes it harder for a non-native to understand is freeways are also given names. Not just one, but two. One for each direction (approximate terminus) of said freeway. The 10 is the Santa Monica Fwy AND the San Bernardino Fwy. The 110 is both the Harbor Fwy AND the Pasadena Fwy. The 5 is the Santa Ana Fwy AND the Golden State Fwy. You describe it to others based on the direction you were traveling. You don't need to say you were going north on the 110 when you can say you took the Pasadena Fwy to the Ave 52 exit. The 110, by the way, was the first freeway opened in the nation. It is sometimes called (Especially in the northern terminus / Pasadena area) the Arroyo Seco Pkwy, in a nod to its initial name prior to being a freeway.

While the 10 does not terminate in San Berdoo but in Jacksonville, FL., it is still called the San Bernardino Fwy because when it opened, most of the great basin's civilization ended in the Inland Empire, of which San Bernardino is a large part. Beyond that, was just desert until you reached Palm Springs, hours of dry expanse past San Bernardino.

Next we can talk about SigAlerts if anyone is interested. What, why am I hearing crickets?

Yawn 🥱…

[Joe C.]

The way to get rid of pests inside the grill, is to turn the gas on, but don't ignite it. Let it run for a minute or two, then shut it off and open the cover. Whatever is inside it will be dead or it will have left the grill as soon as it smelled the propane.
Leave the cover open for a few minutes to vent it out before igniting it to cook.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Nope, northeast. As someone that had a career working with people from all over North America and Europe I guess it's just a habit that use more generic terms than regional ones when asking a question online. Ahhh, makes sense. Exposed to so much and so many makes it hard to establish your own baseline regionality. You've picked up a little bit from everywhere you have gone. A man of the world, so to speak.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Yawn ������…

Lol, I see. Better to learn a little something about people you will encounter than to wallow in all things Sooey. See what I did there - wallow. boars and pigs. Razorback. Nevermind, I think I heard the sonic boom as it went over your head.

[Rwirish]

Expect to get snakes. No pythons, yet.

[Blueblaze]

If you found a snake in your BBQ its probably because he was looking for rats.

I opened my BBQ one time after not using it for a while and surprised a rat on the grill. He had turned the base into his house and filled it with trash and leaves. After that I set the tank on the ground to close the hole so he couldn't get in, and put some poison inside. Found him dead in the yard a week later.

[tedquick]

That is just too funny!

[Rodneysblue]

I haven't had any, but I heard they taste just like chicken.

You beat me to it.:agree:

[Spalumbos62]

I see what you did there, you made fun of the guy who is probably from the west coast.

Clearly, the poster is not from the midwest or the northeast. In the west, specifically California, BBQ is both a noun and a verb. BBQ is the item you cook upon (which many others call a grill), and BBQ-ing is also what you are doing when you cook on a BBQ, regardless of whether BBQ sauce is involved.

Kinda like all soft drinks are cokes; "You want a coke? Great, what kind? Oh, a Sprite, OK."

They also nominize freeways. Just like Floridians call the Turnpike, THE Turnpike,
Californians will call it the 5 freeway, or the 110 freeway, or the 405 freeway. The freeways are iconic members of the landscape, just like a building might be THE Empire State Building.

What makes it harder for a non-native to understand is freeways are also given names. Not just one, but two. One for each direction (approximate terminus) of said freeway. The 10 is the Santa Monica Fwy AND the San Bernardino Fwy. The 110 is both the Harbor Fwy AND the Pasadena Fwy. The 5 is the Santa Ana Fwy AND the Golden State Fwy. You describe it to others based on the direction you were traveling. You don't need to say you were going north on the 110 when you can say you took the Pasadena Fwy to the Ave 52 exit. The 110, by the way, was the first freeway opened in the nation. It is sometimes called (Especially in the northern terminus / Pasadena area) the Arroyo Seco Pkwy, in a nod to its initial name prior to being a freeway.

While the 10 does not terminate in San Berdoo but in Jacksonville, FL., it is still called the San Bernardino Fwy because when it opened, most of the great basin's civilization ended in the Inland Empire, of which San Bernardino is a large part. Beyond that, was just desert until you reached Palm Springs, hours of dry expanse past San Bernardino.

Next we can talk about SigAlerts if anyone is interested. What, why am I hearing crickets?

I was about to say OMG to this post, and so appreciated that you realized, at tthe end, how boring you were. And much to my surprise I learned something! Lol...pls stay cool folks.

[airdote22]

Black Racers are very tame & harmless to people but may bit in self defence if picked up. They are much more afraid of humans than you are of them, just leave them alone as the hawks are killing them off for lunch fast enough.

[Lea N]

I'm considering adding a barbeque to my back patio. Not inside the lanai. I've heard people saying that you will get snakes in your barbeque in Florida all the time. Is this true at all?

We've been in Florida since the 90's. My husband had lived in Florida during the 80's and always had a barbecue until about three years ago. Never, ever did he find a snake in or even near the barbecue.

[joelfmi]

That is a new amenity which know one wants to talk about

[EJones368]

I'm considering adding a barbeque to my back patio. Not inside the lanai. I've heard people saying that you will get snakes in your barbeque in Florida all the time. Is this true at all?

I've lived in FL on and off for the last 40 years, never had nor heard of anyone getting a snake in their grill.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Lol, I see. Better to learn a little something about people you will encounter than to wallow in all things Sooey. See what I did there - wallow. boars and pigs. Razorback. Nevermind, I think I heard the sonic boom as it went over your head.

You know, you might think it’s your calling in life to learn a little something about people you MIGHT encounter (but probably never will); I’m at a point in my life where if I don’t really want to encounter people, I don’t have to. I have my family, my pups, plenty of friends and co-workers and a lot of money to last us the rest of our life; do what you want with your life and don’t worry about others.

BTW, that sonic boom you just heard is just the pea you heard rattling around in your head.

[ksdalton]

Hahaha