Seen My first yard snake today.

King Crab · 03-21-2010, 06:06 PM

Today as I was working onmy favorite weed patch, luckily my wife had just stepped out to get a drink & here come old black snake. It was beautiful . Somehow my son & my dog walked right by it.:doh What was really amazing was as it got up to the side of the house & slithered down the side of it. It went right inside the crack between the bricks. It had to to turn sideways to get thru the say 1/2 " crack.I guess you call them Vent slits at the bottom of the house say every 3' or so. My son said, Did it get into the house? I said , "Yeah," right into your room. Then I said, no. It cant get inside thru there but they can come up thru the toilet!:shedevil He knew I was kidding but didnt like it. I would have bet against it turning sideways& getting in there. Must have been its home hole.

FishnLane · 03-22-2010, 08:11 AM

Yeah, and then you sent him to my house. YEP, mitch and I were looking at re-placing a sprinkler head and along he came. Long black slitherer -- i am so scared of snakes...probably cause someone told me they would come up the toilet:banghead.

Jason · 03-22-2010, 08:15 AM

I'm glad you let it slither away.....:letsdrink

Shiznik · 03-22-2010, 09:52 AM

Just theother day, my father-in-law was parked and got out to get the chain saw and cut some wood at the farm, he laid his saw down and went to the back of his truck, as soon as he got back to reach down for the chain saw, less than 2' from him was a 52" Rattlesnake! Needless to say, -1 Rattlesnake! He needed it to be out of the way due to its hole being right by the tree he was cutting. Now everything is looking like a snake to me, lol! I got my eyes peeled!

I have more of an issue with a Moccasin out of all snakes in our area!

lastcast · 03-22-2010, 10:58 AM

If you have a crawl space under your house and want to deter them from living there you can throw some moth balls under it. They are toxic to pets though. Another thing is sulpher powder. Snakes are sensative to smell and usually wont hang around those. Sometimes ammonia works to because theyexpell it in their urine and dont like it.

Skip

Pigsdaddy · 03-22-2010, 11:07 AM

Well, lucky for that snake he was at your place and not mine. I won't kill a non-poisonous snake in the woods, but when he comes in my yard he is a dead ass. Yall can give me all the crap in the world about them killing rats and what not, but so do the cats I keep around here and I'm not scared of them. And, if all else fails, they sell traps and poison at every feed store that I have ever walked in and neither of those have ever made me piss myself either. Sorry, I just can't stand a nasty ass snake! And, while we are on the subject, I don't see how yall fish with eels either. I would loose Fear Factor over having to put an eel on a hook.

Tidewater1 · 03-22-2010, 03:11 PM

Im with pigsdaddy: If he is in my yard he is dead. I had a very large black snake under my place and was amazed at the little vent hole, between the bricks that he got through. I will catch him before it is all over, or hopefully before he gives me a heart attack!

Sam Roberts · 03-22-2010, 05:17 PM

Its sounds like a black racer... they are very fast. DO NOT KILL IT! unless you like rats and other small pest! GOOD ADDITION TO YOUR HOME!

MGuns · 03-23-2010, 11:52 AM

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Welcome the black snake, they do more good than harm.

03-21-2010, 06:06 PM	#1
King Crab Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garcon pt. Fla. Posts: 1,093	Seen My first yard snake today. Today as I was working onmy favorite weed patch, luckily my wife had just stepped out to get a drink & here come old black snake. It was beautiful . Somehow my son & my dog walked right by it.:doh What was really amazing was as it got up to the side of the house & slithered down the side of it. It went right inside the crack between the bricks. It had to to turn sideways to get thru the say 1/2 " crack.I guess you call them Vent slits at the bottom of the house say every 3' or so. My son said, Did it get into the house? I said , "Yeah," right into your room. Then I said, no. It cant get inside thru there but they can come up thru the toilet!:shedevil He knew I was kidding but didnt like it. I would have bet against it turning sideways& getting in there. Must have been its home hole.

03-22-2010, 08:11 AM	#2
FishnLane Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 727	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. Yeah, and then you sent him to my house. YEP, mitch and I were looking at re-placing a sprinkler head and along he came. Long black slitherer -- i am so scared of snakes...probably cause someone told me they would come up the toilet:banghead.

03-22-2010, 08:15 AM	#3
Jason Like a roach in the dark! Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the woods, lookin' fer ticks! Posts: 5,835	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. I'm glad you let it slither away.....:letsdrink

03-22-2010, 09:52 AM	#4
Shiznik Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Walton County, Fl Posts: 2,102	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. Just theother day, my father-in-law was parked and got out to get the chain saw and cut some wood at the farm, he laid his saw down and went to the back of his truck, as soon as he got back to reach down for the chain saw, less than 2' from him was a 52" Rattlesnake! Needless to say, -1 Rattlesnake! He needed it to be out of the way due to its hole being right by the tree he was cutting. Now everything is looking like a snake to me, lol! I got my eyes peeled! I have more of an issue with a Moccasin out of all snakes in our area!

03-22-2010, 10:58 AM	#5
lastcast Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lillian,Al Posts: 2,243	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. If you have a crawl space under your house and want to deter them from living there you can throw some moth balls under it. They are toxic to pets though. Another thing is sulpher powder. Snakes are sensative to smell and usually wont hang around those. Sometimes ammonia works to because theyexpell it in their urine and dont like it. Skip __________________

03-22-2010, 11:07 AM	#6
Pigsdaddy Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 201	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. Well, lucky for that snake he was at your place and not mine. I won't kill a non-poisonous snake in the woods, but when he comes in my yard he is a dead ass. Yall can give me all the crap in the world about them killing rats and what not, but so do the cats I keep around here and I'm not scared of them. And, if all else fails, they sell traps and poison at every feed store that I have ever walked in and neither of those have ever made me piss myself either. Sorry, I just can't stand a nasty ass snake! And, while we are on the subject, I don't see how yall fish with eels either. I would loose Fear Factor over having to put an eel on a hook.

03-22-2010, 03:11 PM	#7
Tidewater1 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 54	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. Im with pigsdaddy: If he is in my yard he is dead. I had a very large black snake under my place and was amazed at the little vent hole, between the bricks that he got through. I will catch him before it is all over, or hopefully before he gives me a heart attack!

03-22-2010, 05:17 PM	#8
Sam Roberts Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 888	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. Its sounds like a black racer... they are very fast. DO NOT KILL IT! unless you like rats and other small pest! GOOD ADDITION TO YOUR HOME!

03-23-2010, 11:52 AM	#9
MGuns Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sherman's Cove Posts: 1,444	RE: Seen My first yard snake today. <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Welcome the black snake, they do more good than harm. __________________ Mike MGySgt USMC (Retired) 2006 Everglades 243CC w/ Verado 250 (for sale) 1994 Nitro 800XLS w/ Merc 150

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