Re: Snakes
- Subject: Re: Snakes
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:08:18 EDT
<< Unfortunately, all my neighbors are snake killers and I don't know how to
convince the snakes that they should just stay on my side of the fence.
>>>>
Depending on where you are located thus knowing that the snakes are probably
harmless, you might try a coop/ext flyer to the neighbors on snakes.
Snakes consume the young of mice and voles and while the subject is not a
pleasant one for all homeowners (not gardeners) it might be of interest to
them as all homeowners dislike mice.
The more snakes, the fewer mice. Hard lesson to learn but we do upset nature
with gardens filled with geophytes (fleshy rooted plants) which increase the
mice/vole population. When the snakes are removed, the mice have an
increasing advantage.
There are nearly no dangerous snakes in most of suburban American.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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