I just lock the doors :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Well, my friend thanks you all for your replies. A 3’ racer got in his house today. Slithered around for a while, got it out with a broom.

All is well that ends well.

Just a terminology correction

A venemous snake means you die when it bites you.
A poisonous snake means you die when you bite it.

My dad swears mothballs work

Snakes were here before us humans so we are the invaders. We have had a few Ring snakes. They are the size of a worm and have either an orange or yellow ring around the body just behind the head. The black snakes we have had are Black Racers commonly called rat snakes. They keep rodent populations under control. Unless provoked snakes will try to escape. The two mentioned above are harmless but there are other species around that are poisonous. Other posts have mentioned them already. Better not to attack a snake, that is when you are more likely to be bitten. Safer to get a professional to remove them if you are concerned. Personally I do not like snakes but do love to watch them. One summer the Black Racer was in a bush I was trimming. I had turned away and as I turned back his head was about a foot away from mine. We both retreated quickly. He came out again and allowed me to take his picture. As another post said, snakes are an important part of the ecosystem. I’d rather have them than rats.

own a ferret

Logic
 

That logic will kill us all….

Snakes
 

We had a snake in our house a few months after we moved in. I trimmed bushes the day before w/garage door open. The next day I unloaded groceries from car & left kitchen door open to garage. A couple of days later we saw a snake making its way across our hall floor. We now are attentive about closing all doors leading to the house & garage.

Yes, Pygmy rattlers & cottonmouth. We’ve had none in house 🤞 , but have seen the 1st in a bush on a TV golf course & the 2nd by a pond also in TV. Neither common to see but they are here.

Have also seen 2 nonvenomous snakes. A black racer in our yard & another kind (forget which it was) in a hibiscus I was trimming. We were both startled. We enjoy our anoles so we moved them along with a broom.

Snakes
 

Black Racer snakes kill venomous snakes.

Please don’t use mothballs for anything but their intended use. Breathing in the chemical fumes on a regular basis could be carcinogenic. Not intended for anything but moths in a tightly enclosed space with your woolens.

There’s a product called Snake Away that is very effective. Sold at Lowes.

Without snakes Florida would be over run with rats. I mean you would be stepping on them when you go anywhere, there would be so many of them. Please get it out of your head to kill every snake that you see. They are a very necessary part of nature. They are shy creatures, and don't want any trouble from humans, they just want to live their lives doing pest control. They will only bite if they feel threatened. If you are afraid of them, and see one just go the other way. They really are very beneficial.

Why would you want to do that? Of course you don't want a snake "in your home"! Our neighborhood has a black snake that takes care of rats and other rodents.