Definition: A Reasonably Snake-Free Environment

Let's assume you have been troubled by snakes in your neighborhood, around your home, or in your yard in the past. Using the information I have posted on various pages of www.bugsinthenews.com and that others have posted on other websites, you have done everything humanly possible to completely snake-proof your home and yard. That's the end of your experiences with snakes, right? Wrong, for several reasons.

"Well, of course," you reply silently as you read this, "we still have the maintenance chores to do--treating for rodents, using a snake repellent, keeping the grass mowed, and inspecting and correcting for snake harborage areas that might pop up over time."

Yes, you still have to do those chores. But even with all that, done extraordinarily well, you may still see a snake from time to time. Sometimes, in fact, that snake may be a dangerous species, such as a rattlesnake, copperhead, or coral snake that entered your yard from an underground passageway that you didn't know existed in the middle of your yard, in a thick section of lush landscaping, or under a concrete or wooden deck. The lesson here is this: be prepared for a snake encounter, all the time.

The best way to be prepared is to learn more about snakes, with a view toward being able to identify the venomous snakes from those that are not dangerous. I try to help you gain that knowledge by posting information on the various species found in North America, particularly in Texas, but my postings cannot compete with the valuable resources of a good book on North American snakes in general, and Texas snakes in particular. Search for such books at your favorite bookseller, buy several, and peruse them when you can. The more you learn, the better, for you, your peace of mind, for the hopefully rare situations where you recognize a dangerous snake and take appropriate measures to protect yourself and others, and--last but not least--for the sake of the non-venomous snakes you may someday choose to allow to live because, with your knowledge about serpents, you know they do not pose a risk to you or your family. 

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