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Re: Re[2]: Snakes in yard

Westaway, Shawn wrote:
>
> Janet Mauer wrote:
> >
> > Help! i live in omaha, nebraska, which is an area laden with
> > snakes. Does anyone have tips on how to rid one's yard of these
> > retiles. i would be most grateful for any and all tips. thanks.
>
> What kind of snakes? Here in So. Cal. we have rattlesnakes, and
> I surely wouldn't want them in my vegetable garden, or anywhere
> near my cats. I live in the suburbs, and they are not a common
> sight as they do not like people and domestic animals. But I have
> a whole clan (tribe?, bevy?, crop? :-)) of blue fence lizards, and
> they love my garden. They don't bother the plants and they eat lots
> of bad insects. Some don't have tails left, though, with my cats...
> Are you snakes good snakes or bad snakes? Maybe you should
> encourage them by building them a woodpile or something near
> your veggies so they can chase away mice, rodents, rabbits, etc??
>
> Don't be alarmed - I don't much like snakes either and would
> be startled if a big gopher snake jumped when I lifted a zucchini
> leaf...  but if they are small and harmless??
>
> Shawn
> swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
> Claremont, Ca

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Thank you...
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