Re: mole control
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: mole control
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:35:32 -0700 (MST)
Celia Storey wrote:
>
> Although few people would like
> this advice, a nice fat king snake would know exactly how to solve your
> problem. They are harmless to man, relatively slow to reproduce, and you
> never have to feed them or change their litter.
> The kingsnake in my yard is a silent sentry, almost always unseen. I only
> known he's still out there because every so often I find his shed skin
> uncurling in the sun.
>
What a good idea. Gopher snakes would work I think too. The advantage of
a King snake is they will dispach other (less desireable) snakes.
(Rattlers, copperheads etc). Maybe providing a couple of inviting places
for snakes to hide during the day would be a way of attracting them.
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John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
