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Help keep snakes away from your
home with the following tips:
• Eliminate rodents — a snake's
preferred food source — from
around your home.
• Move woodpiles and throw out
junk from your yard to remove
potential homes for snakes and
their prey.
• Erecting a wall will deter snakes
from entering your yard. Solid walls
4 feet high with a 4-inch lip an-
gling outward will discourage most
snakes. Sink the bottom of the wall
into the ground. Fill any tunnels
burrowed by rodents.
• Install gates snug against the
ground.
• Keep walkways clear of brush.
• Light pathways around your
home.
Bull snakes are often mistaken for
rattlesnakes due to color. They can
hiss and act like rattlesnakes and
use it as defense. Their heads are
different shaped than rattlesnakes
(round and same size as neck not
triangle with a smaller neck) and
they don't have rattles. They will kill
rattlesnakes and pests. Quartzsite
Fire Dept. reminded residents: "If
you see any snake on your property
give us a call and we'll come out."
If the snake is determined to be poi-
sonous and it is located inside your
home or garage, or at the entrance
to your home, call Quartzsite Fire
Department's non-emergency
number at 928-927-6556.
In either case, be sure to keep track
of the snake's movement, so that it
can be found and relocated.
6 tips to keep home safe against snakes
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