This morning we found a snake in our front yard, this is the first time in 5-6 years that we've ever seen one in our yard. The next door neighbor did sell his home to someone who is rebuilding it. So it could be related to the fact the next door house was demolished, or who knows, maybe some genius kid forgot to close his snake's cage.
What to do in this kind of situation? Do you just kill it and hope for the best that there aren't others? Call a special spraying service?
For all I know there could be layer eggs in the area.
Best Answer
The best advice I can give is to do some research on the type of snake it is. Is it native? Is it venomous? What does it eat? Where does it like to live? And then you get rid of the types of things it likes to live around. Most snakes that live around people are harmless and pose no risk to health or property. Usually they are doing quite a bit of good by eating garden pests like bugs and slugs.
That said, getting a cat is usually a good way to keep small animals away, unfortunately, they keep the native birds away too.