vUnderstanding the Snake and how to Control and Remove them from a Home.
Snakes find their way into the basement areas of our homes and outbuildings. They are notorious for shedding their skin on the floor joists in the ceiling of the basement. They enter this safe space in order to be out of view from their enemies and potentially proceed to shed their skin. They catch some loose skin on a piece of wood and then peel it away sort of like what we do when removing a sweater. Also, they are after the rodents, insects and crickets that attract the snakes as they provide a great food source in a safe place.
These nuisance animals need to be trapped and removed and the basement needs to be examined and sealed. Sealing is the only way to stop this visitation on a permanent basis since the next snake that is exploring the house outside perimeter will find the same hole/seam and enter at some time in the future.
We offer a trapping program along with a sealing program focused at the lower level of the house(basement). We cover snake trapping and home sealing against further infestation in this towns: Granby, Simsbury, Avon, Farmington, Canton, Bloomfield and Suffield Connecticut.
This company follows a three step approach to getting rid of the snakes and then to keep them out!
The answer to your question: This nuisance problem will eventually clear up but only after being patient for some weeks and detouring your guest to another entry point into your home. Most snakes in our Farmington Valley are not poisonous and are very beneficial to our flora and fauna zones around out house by keeping the rodents under control and eating a vast quantity of the insects around our houses. We can catch and remove them and we strive to save and relocate or save every snake. We strive to release in a like environment that they are used to in your neighborhood. We can also recommend steps to eliminate the reason that they are hanging around your front steps so this does not recur in the future.
Second question from reader: I found a 4 foot black looking snake in my bathtub on the third floor bathroom. My handyman caught this snake and released it at the edge of our property. How did a snake get into my third floor room and then into the bathtub? Will this happen again?
The answer to your question: Snakes are very good climbers given a surface that they are able to navigate to a higher level. This may be the coarse bark on a tree or the closet way that carries the water and waste pipes from the basement to the upper bathrooms. So if they are able to enter the house(usually this is at the basement level) and once inside they can navigate up given the native ability to climb.
The picture to the below is showing a black racer snake (dark black) climbing down from having been on a visit to a knot hole that contained a nest of either red squirrel young or young birds. This hole is 35 feet from the base of the tree. The resident of the knot hole(bird) has most likely given up their young to this aggressive black racer more than one time.
Snakes find their way into the basement areas of our homes and outbuildings. They are notorious for shedding their skin on the floor joists in the ceiling of the basement. They enter this safe space in order to be out of view from their enemies and potentially proceed to shed their skin. They catch some loose skin on a piece of wood and then peel it away sort of like what we do when removing a sweater. Also, they are after the rodents, insects and crickets that attract the snakes as they provide a great food source in a safe place.
These nuisance animals need to be trapped and removed and the basement needs to be examined and sealed. Sealing is the only way to stop this visitation on a permanent basis since the next snake that is exploring the house outside perimeter will find the same hole/seam and enter at some time in the future.
We offer a trapping program along with a sealing program focused at the lower level of the house(basement). We cover snake trapping and home sealing against further infestation in this towns: Granby, Simsbury, Avon, Farmington, Canton, Bloomfield and Suffield Connecticut.
This company follows a three step approach to getting rid of the snakes and then to keep them out!
- A full inspection will take place at the level the shed skin or live sighting location is observed. Location maybe difficult with snakes in the basement since they are often times spotted and then no longer found, primarily because they will want to remove themselves from our human presence.
- A full inspection will take place at the outside basement level. The inspection will take place on the outside of the structure that is open to observation. All open holes, gaps and seams are checked for an opening big enough for a small snake to gain access to the inside of your home. These are sealed with material that is long lived and durable, these repairs should be difficult to see as they will be made as to blend into the trim or siding colors. Small seam openings are tricky as snakes are able to flatten their body structure to gain entry in sill plate imperfections.
- Once the circumference is sealed up, setting traps will clean out the snakes caught inside that are no longer able to get back outside. Snake traps are typically set in locations where the evidence shows their presence. The traps are located in snake runways and these traps will produce a snake within a three week trapping period if the snake is still present in the basement. These traps are monitored removing the captured snake and refreshing the traps is the next step.
The answer to your question: This nuisance problem will eventually clear up but only after being patient for some weeks and detouring your guest to another entry point into your home. Most snakes in our Farmington Valley are not poisonous and are very beneficial to our flora and fauna zones around out house by keeping the rodents under control and eating a vast quantity of the insects around our houses. We can catch and remove them and we strive to save and relocate or save every snake. We strive to release in a like environment that they are used to in your neighborhood. We can also recommend steps to eliminate the reason that they are hanging around your front steps so this does not recur in the future.
Second question from reader: I found a 4 foot black looking snake in my bathtub on the third floor bathroom. My handyman caught this snake and released it at the edge of our property. How did a snake get into my third floor room and then into the bathtub? Will this happen again?
The answer to your question: Snakes are very good climbers given a surface that they are able to navigate to a higher level. This may be the coarse bark on a tree or the closet way that carries the water and waste pipes from the basement to the upper bathrooms. So if they are able to enter the house(usually this is at the basement level) and once inside they can navigate up given the native ability to climb.
The picture to the below is showing a black racer snake (dark black) climbing down from having been on a visit to a knot hole that contained a nest of either red squirrel young or young birds. This hole is 35 feet from the base of the tree. The resident of the knot hole(bird) has most likely given up their young to this aggressive black racer more than one time.
