Snakes in a basement

Posted by andy r on January 16, 2011 at 08:17:32 from (69.66.71.73):

This is about the best place to get the best advice related to common rural problems. Over the years I know there have been snakes in a basement of a house I just bought. Half of the house has a deep basement. The other half of the basement is just two crawl tunnels for plumbing and heating. The walls (foundation) are limestone rocks. They are cemented up pretty well. The window wells are somewhat poor I think. One side of the house has an attached garage with a good poured foundation around it. The three other sides have porches with good poured foundations. Taking out the porches and garage there is probably only 40 feet of exposed limestone foundation to the outside. It could probably use some work this summer to check and close it up tight. I see three or four snake skins in the basement. Snakes have tried to get up through plumbing holes and around heat ducts in the past. Probably less problems in the last 5 years than ever though. My question is how do I get rid of them before I tighten things up????? How can you exterminate them or drive them out??? Are there any poisons?? High frequency noise??? Cats??? Lights???? Smells/odors???? What about fumigation? I know if I am driving them out that this shouldn't probably be done until spring as they probably wouldn't go. Your thoughts are appreciated. andy

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• Re: Snakes in a basement MarkB_MI 03:54:25 01/17/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement Big Irish 19:09:38 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement 1936 12:33:16 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement dave2 11:54:48 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement James22 11:43:48 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement LarryT 10:35:26 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement Ralph WD45 10:33:47 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement TomH in PA 10:31:36 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement greenbeanman in Kansas 09:49:39 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement colekicker 09:47:07 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement sdc eastern iowa 09:23:07 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement camju 09:14:38 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement rrlund 09:01:25 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement workhorse 08:49:17 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement Bob - MI 08:48:23 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement camju 08:42:50 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement BCnT 08:38:20 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement Greenfrog 08:34:26 01/16/11 (0)
• Re: Snakes in a basement Huskers86 08:21:30 01/16/11 (6)
  • Re: Snakes in a basement pat sublett 18:39:05 01/16/11 (0)
  • Re: Snakes in a basement andy r 08:35:41 01/16/11 (4)
    • Re: Snakes in a basement old 08:55:18 01/16/11 (3)
      • Re: Snakes in a basement andy r 09:16:18 01/16/11 (2)
        • Re: Snakes in a basement old 09:34:58 01/16/11 (1)
          • Re: Snakes in a basement andy r 17:34:05 01/16/11 (0)

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