Snakes
 

So here’s a question for you Floridans, how do you snake proof your house.
Asking for a friend.

We've been here for 9 years. Never had a snake in our house. Secret is no secret at all.
Do NOT leave your garage doors, sliding doors, front doors open. Snakes are fairly common. Most are camouflaged and you might be feet from one and not see it. .

...especially if it's turning cold, as they seek warmth and inside your house might look very appealing

I have only seen 2 snakes by the house so far; a black racer full grown 5 feet long, within inches of the lanai in the 3 years I’ve been here. I immediately went to Home Depot and bought a strong Toro blower. Toro can blow my husband away when used at full blast… lol. My neighbor just laughed, he said he has accidentally stepped on one of these snakes and it was not a problem. Well, good thing the blower is good on leaves too.

The second snake was the size of a long worm. I was pretty sure it was a worm, but hubby got the magnifying glass and it WAS a little snake. Now I have a very powerful “snake” blower taking up garage space. We got a little anole running in once, but we used a much gentler blower to help him find his way out.

We saw a 3-4' snake pop out from under the air conditioner a few months back...

The Boss yelled, "KILL IT!"

I responded, "With what"? :1rotfl:

Don't get sucked into the hype

We bought a house in Ft Lauderdale, on a canal back in '95....sold it in 2017 when we moved up here

in all those years, I only saw one snake...a black garden snake...okay I found a few snake skins , but never saw them

been here since early 2017....haven't seen a snake. Had a 5 foot alligator in my front beds, but no snakes

you buy a house overlooking a swamp, you'll have a snake or two...but if you're smart you won't get bit

IMHO, there's a better chance of getting into an accident on I-75, than finding a snake on your lawn in TV

Spray for ants and bugs.
Get rid of the ants and bugs, you get rid of the anoles.
Get rid of the anoles, you'll get rid of the snakes.

Your Welcome

black racers
 

Black racers are your friend, very harmless to humans, is just looking for something small for lunch.

Are any of the snakes around here poisonous?

Found a snake skin that was shed the other day and got me to wondering.

The cognitive functions of my brain tell me that snakes are an important part of a healthy ecosystem and the likelihood of ever being hurt by even the highly poisonous ones, are extremely minuscule. Every time I see any snake, my old, lizard brain however, screams - KILL IT! LOL

My neighbor had one in her kitchen. I think it might have entered through the bottom of her retractable screen door.
I had a coral snake slither by my legs in my front yard. I was able to get a quick pic and verified ID. Striping was correct sequence and it had a roundish head with a black nose. I read an article that coral snakes don't have hollow viper fangs. There is a groove behind their fangs so they have to chew on you to inject their venom. Not an aggressive snake but very toxic.
The worm like snake mention before was probably a Brahminy Blindsnake, a native of Asia. I had one on my foot after walking thru the grass in Cape Coral. Looks like an earthworm but no segments, moves like a snake and can stick out it’s tongue. They eat termite and ant larvae and eggs. Sometimes found in pots from a nursery. The snake fell off my foot in the house. I assumed it was a worm and then notice it moved like a snake. I relocated her (all are females-parthenogenesis) by my foundation.

Always keep gas in the house and if one get s under the couch you burn that thing to the ground.

I had a small one get in my house and make its was into the toaster. I had to get a new toaster because you don't know where that snakes belly has been.

We saw a (live not flat) snake this morning with silver (IIRC) body with red color bands on it on the MMP on Morse this morning. Wife missed stepping on it by an inch. Never have seen that color snake before. What was it?

Tell them just not to allow their ex-wife (or ex-husband) in.

Pigmy rattlers about as rare as winning Florida lottery around here when The land has been scrapped and burned clean for sardine can housing. Juvenile black racers mimic pigmy racers but the eyes gives them away. All vipers have slant or slit eyes. While non-vipers have round pupils.