[justjim]

I would get rid of the wood pile. Certainly a good place for a snake to take up residence and then belly up to the lanai. 🐉 Several moons ago we had a wood burning fireplace and a couple of times I had a battle with a snake at the wood pile which was at the back of our lot. At my wife's suggestion, we put gas logs in the fireplace.

[Butterfly201]

This year my cat has brought me two snakes since the summer- in the house. The first one was a small 12-15 inches and was striped white, orange, black-- Luckily I had a shoe nearby and killed it only to find out that it was a baby black snake--change color later. I thought it was a rattler. A couple of weeks ago same cat brought a black snake in, little larger, and I had to call in reinforcements for that one-- luckily my neighbors came prepared with a shovel, golf club and broom. It makes you crazy as snakes can climb walls until I trapped it under a box.
I found a youtube video of a black snake being born and they hatch from egg?!! and they come out fighting....and they are striped--
Takes a while to recover from episodes like that..

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by justjim

I would get rid of the wood pile. Certainly a good place for a snake to take up residence and then belly up to the lanai...

I've told it that, if it wants to stay in the wood pile, it has to keep the rodent population in check. And no coming inside!

[gap2415]

Only the water moc will chase you and I haven't heard of any here. If possible, just leave them alone and they will disappear quickly.....unless you make a woodpile home for them.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by gap2415

Only the water moc will chase you and I haven't heard of any here. If possible, just leave them alone and they will disappear quickly.....unless you make a woodpile home for them.

Don't worry - I built it closer to my neighbor's home than to mine

[joldnol]

Originally Posted by gap2415

Only the water moc will chase you and I haven't heard of any here. If possible, just leave them alone and they will disappear quickly.....unless you make a woodpile home for them.

They had water mocs (cotton mouths) in the pond at Volusia

[Sandtrap328]

Originally Posted by Butterfly201

This year my cat has brought me two snakes since the summer- in the house. The first one was a small 12-15 inches and was striped white, orange, black-- Luckily I had a shoe nearby and killed it only to find out that it was a baby black snake--change color later. I thought it was a rattler. A couple of weeks ago same cat brought a black snake in, little larger, and I had to call in reinforcements for that one-- luckily my neighbors came prepared with a shovel, golf club and broom. It makes you crazy as snakes can climb walls until I trapped it under a box.
I found a youtube video of a black snake being born and they hatch from egg?!! and they come out fighting....and they are striped--
Takes a while to recover from episodes like that..

Why in the world do you let your cat outside the house to roam around? If you care about your cat - KEEP IT INSIDE!!!

[bilcon]

There are plenty of water moc's around. Hope you never meet them. I have seen them on one of the Cane Garden courses and behind my house near the pond with rocks . Very aggressive.

[rubicon]

I'm afraid of snakes but only four kinds big, little alive, dead