Arg! I almost stepped on this today! We bought our house 2 1/2 years ago and the first spring we quickly realized we had a snake problem. Whenever there would be a warm day snakes would literally pour out of a hole coming beneath our garage. My dad and husband probably killed close to 60 before I called wildlife services. When they came there they caught probably another 25 right then and there in the yard and then set up a trap. I would call them to come empty it and then the snakes started figuring out how to get out of the trap. They charged us every time they came to empty the trap. We ended up tearing up the rotting deck and while putting the new one up filled in the hole with cement. I hoped that had solved the problem.Last summer we still ended up with a few here and there but not as crazy as the first year. There is nothing worse than playing out in the yard with kids and almost stepping on a snake. My husbands project for his next day off...get rid of the wood chips in front of our house where this guy hung out for the day. As much as I hate them I can't go out and kill them so I usually call my dad to come over or my husband does it but they were both unavailable today. I'm a sissy!
