| If you happen to come accross a snake in your | | | | previously stated. Other tacktics include |
| house or garden the first thing to do is to | | | | spraying it from a distance with a high |
| resist the urge to attack it with a broom or | | | | pressure hose or opening the garden |
| stick or any other form of stick for that | | | | sprinklers. This will have the effect of |
| matter. Snakes can jump quite high and strike | | | | 'persuading' the snake to leave the area.The |
| you just as well as if they were on the | | | | thing to do after that is to find out why the |
| ground. Sometimes if the snake is in the | | | | snake came to your area. Do you keep rodents |
| house they may be on a slippery floor surface | | | | or birds? Are there birds nesting in your |
| that reduces it's ability to move | | | | garden or in the eves of your house? Do you |
| efficiently. If this is the case the best | | | | have a rodent problem on the house or garden. |
| thing to do is to place a heavy object like a | | | | Note that in places like the USA this can be |
| big book on top of it. This will limit it's | | | | problematic because animals like chipmonks |
| ability to move still further. Be careful | | | | and squirrels are everywhere. Snakes, |
| though. Use the book as a shield in | | | | however, like mice and rats and other small |
| approaching the snake.Please note that I do | | | | rodents. Again in places like the USA, where |
| not advocate killing snakes if you have any | | | | buildings are mainly made out of timber, |
| way of calling a trained expert to remove it. | | | | rodents often find easy shelter in the space |
| Snakes are a necessary part of the | | | | between the outside and inside walls. If you |
| environment and play a vital role in | | | | hear scatchings or find evidence of mouse |
| controlling certain species. Only if you have | | | | trails in your kitchen, get an expert to |
| no other option available to you should you | | | | solve the problem. Remember, No mice, No |
| consider killing it.It is always a | | | | snakes.A mouse can get through a hole the |
| veryadvisable to find out about | | | | width of a pencil with no problem at all. |
| distinguishing non venomous snakes from the | | | | Make sure there are no holes in your walls. |
| vonomous ones in your area so that you don't | | | | Fill them immediately. High pitched sound |
| kill the non venomous ones by mistake. It is | | | | devices are now becoming a popular way to |
| of the utmost importance not to kill non | | | | discourage vermin from entering our home. |
| venonous snakes because they actually control | | | | Evidence shows that there is some proof to |
| the population of venomous snakes by actively | | | | this claim. Having one installed can be a |
| preying on them.If you have decided that | | | | good idea. Remember snakes always follow |
| there is no alternative other than to kill | | | | their food source.Snakes do not take any |
| the venomous snake the next thing to do is to | | | | active interest in humans and all contact |
| either chop it in two with a long handled, | | | | between them and us in merely coincidental. |
| broad bladed garden hoe. I still say it's | | | | The threat of snake bite is quite remote |
| best to call the PDSA and get them to send an | | | | exactly for this reason. If, however, |
| expert out to collect the snake if at all | | | | somebody in your vacinity is bitten it is |
| possible. Usually they will catch it and | | | | important to establish the following |
| release it somewhere far away from human | | | | procedure; move the person to a safe place |
| habitat.If the Snake is found in a drawer or | | | | and keep them calm. Establish what kind of |
| somewhere difficult to access leave it alone, | | | | snake bit the person. If you can safely kill |
| move all family members away from the | | | | it for identification, do so. If not, make a |
| immediate area and most of all do not attempt | | | | mental note of it's markings. Call the |
| to interact with it at all. Call the PDSA, or | | | | emergency services to evacuate the wounded |
| RSPCA, and get them to collect it. If they do | | | | person or evacuate them yourself if they are |
| not have a snake catcher they will contact a | | | | not critically ill. Meeting the ambulance on |
| trusted professional snake catcher.If you | | | | the way is another good option. Keep calm and |
| come accross a venomous snake in the garden | | | | keep the patient calm.Hi, I'm andy Routledge. |
| the first thing to do is to get everyone away | | | | I write articles on a wide range of topics |
| from it. If you actually do need to kill it, | | | | and I would love to write articles for you. |
| do this with a long handled, broad edged hoe | | | | If you like my writing style please contact |
| simply choping the snake in half as | | | | me to discuss how we can co-operate. |