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Posted by sherylnsteve (My Page) on Tue, Jun 5, 07 at 18:54
My Mom lives on a lake in upstate NY and is having multiple snake encounters in the water area. Is there any way to repel or deter the snakes so that she may again enjoy the water?! I saw an ad for a Sentinel solar powered snake repeller and dont want to waste my time or money if it is ineffective. She has already used snake away repellant on the land but they keep hanging out at her dock!!
Thanks in advance for any help,
Sheryl |
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RE: water snakes
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| Unfortunately for folks who would like to keep snakes away from their living quarters, there are no effective snake repellants (I have my doubts about the effectiveness of Snake-A-Way too). The best ways to limit the occurence of snakes in an area are to reduce their habitat and prey but that isn't possible (or desirable) when the habitat is a lake. There are no venomous water snakes in upstate NY and the snakes are almost certainly harmless Northern Water Snakes so she should take at least some comfort in the fact that they are harmless. But, of course, I realize that for most folks the fact that a snake is known to be harmless is of only little comfort if they are startled and frightened by all snakes. |
RE: water snakes
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Thank you Wayne mo, I thought that might be the case but hoped I was wrong!!! Im glad that they are " harmless" to us ...physically!!!
~~Sheryl |
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