Having a snake on
your property can be quite disturbing for sure,
but it can be much worse when you find that the
snake is living in your home. Many times snakes
will make their way into your home and they can
be fairly easily scared away because of the
location they are in, but when they are in your
attic, this can be an entirely different story.
A snake may become quite territorial and, if it
has had some time to really dig in, it can make
it hard to get it out of there. This leads to
the question how do you get rid of snakes in the
attic?
If you want to get rid of a snake, then the
first place to begin is with figuring out where
it is. You have to consider that a snake quite
easily able to hide itself and so locating it
can become a challenge. In addition, they don’t
believe droppings or other clues around to let
you know where they may be. This means you’re
going to have to do some serious investigation.
Before you begin your search you want to make
sure that you thoroughly protect yourself.
Unless you are absolutely sure that this is not
some kind of venomous snake you need to make
sure that you are wearing gloves, that all of
your skin is protected, you should be wearing
boots, a mask, and goggles. This will ensure
that you provide the optimal safety for
yourself.
Begin your search by looking in obvious places.
Look under items, inside of boxes for crates, or
other places that would make a good home. You
will likely find that you’re moving around of
stuff will lure the snake out. It is at that
time that you should have success in capturing
the animal.
The best tool to use to try to catch it is by
forcing it to enter something where it cannot
get out. Using a stick or other kind of object
push at the reptile forcing it towards a bag or
a box that you can close, once the little
critter has gotten inside your trap, you simply
close it up, take the animal outside, and do
with it as you see fit. Most people simply
released the snake once they are outside, but
that is your prerogative.
The one thing you want to ensure is that you do
not allow snakes to get back in. You want to do
a thorough search around the outside of your
home to see if there are gaps in the siding,
holes, cracks, or crevices that would allow a
snake to reenter your home. It makes no sense to
get the snake out if you are not going to keep
it out. Seal the outside of your home where
there may be any kind of gap.
Read more:
Snake
Control,
Venomous
Snakes of Florida,
How
to Identify Snakes,
How
to Kill Snakes.
