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Snakes are fine so long as they stay outdoors. But when they become an unwelcome `guest,' they gotta go. By Jim Kundreskas Date published: 6/18/2005
SNAKES ARE NOT my favorite There were three sightings here within the past few days, and while two may have been the same little critter, No. 3 was definitely bigger than the others. Regrettably, I believe all of them were most likely copperheads, and those guys are not totally harmless, you know. Still, Mother Nature has a plan, and all the snakes out there have a job to do, and that's mostly ridding our world of pests such as mice, rats It must be understood, too, that the snakes are not invading our territory, but rather it's the other way around. I haven't noticed any mice around here, but there is an owl hooting nearby nearly every night, so there must be a food source of some kind that's drawing these predators to our area. I do enjoy the sound of that owl but I'd eliminate the food foundation if I could identify and find it, and maybe the snakes would then move on to other parts. I may not like them much, but I hold no absurd fear of snakes, either, for nearly all of them I've ever encountered would rather flee than fight. We're not crazy about spiders and bees around these parts, either, but since my wife is extremely allergic to some bug bites and all bee stings, we don't share our nearby world with them if we can help it. Snakes are another matter, and so long as they keep to themselves and leave us alone, they may pass by unharmed. It's another matter if they decide to come into the house, as one did some years ago.
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