Chris and I have a pest company that is supposed to keep the house and pool house free from rodents and bugs.
We are terminating them.
Freed Eastern Rat Snake Leaving the Scene |
Yesterday I walked into the pool house and was startled to see a 3 foot long Eastern Rat Snake trapped on one of the cards. Chris and I spent about 30 minutes freeing the snake from the card--the snake was not entirely helpful, was a bit freaked out and hissed at us a bit--but after a while it figured out we were helping and not hurting.
Eastern Rat Snake Climbing the Bush |
It was terrible how the sticky or glue traps ensnare animals.
I did not take a picture of the snake on the card because my save the animal emotions kicked into gear, but I did take some of the recently freed snake slowly leaving the yard.
I respect snakes, I don't particularly like them but this is a beneficial snake and did not deserve to die. I know I have friends who believe the only good snake is a dead snake, but I disagree. It the snake is not venomous, then it is serving a useful purpose keeping vermin away from the house.
I will not use these sticky cards or glue cards again!
And I am happy the snake went away after it was freed. I am not sure why it climbed the bush, but it seemed to know what it was doing.
I am going to have to be more aware of the tree limbs above em now.
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD
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