Snakes

[pixi]

Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did,
please answer anyway.

A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he
will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes
have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the
pond apart.

Pixi

[RichToyBox]

Snakes are cold blooded and go dormant for the winter. They generally find
a burrow of mice, chipmunks or other animals and go to a depth that will
prevent them from freezing. If they were unprotected, they would freeze and
die.

BTW. How did the place near Tampa fair with all the hurricanes?
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"pixi" > wrote in message
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> Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did,
> please answer anyway.
>
> A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that
he
> will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether
snakes
> have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing
the
> pond apart.
>
> Pixi
>
>
>

[pixi]

So I can look forward to the snake departing or freezing. Either way I'll
be rid of it. But maybe not. There is a chipmunk hanging out there.

Our place near Tampa is no longer ours, thanks be. Sold it the day before
Jeanne hit. Good thing too because the people who bought it couldn't get
insurance and other people's insurance was cancelled.

Our ex-place got through them all just fine but Ivan did quite a bit of
damage. And Jeanne totalled the place just across street. The roof blew
off and landed on the neighbor's roof wrecking it too. Don't know what else
as I was home in WV safe and sound.

> BTW. How did the place near Tampa fair with all the hurricanes?
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> RichToyBox
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"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
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> Snakes are cold blooded and go dormant for the winter. They generally
find
> a burrow of mice, chipmunks or other animals and go to a depth that will
> prevent them from freezing. If they were unprotected, they would freeze
and
> die.
>
> BTW. How did the place near Tampa fair with all the hurricanes?

[gerry]

[original post is likely clipped to save bandwidth]
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" > wrote:

>Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did,
>please answer anyway.
>
>A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he
>will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes
>have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the
>pond apart.
>
>Pixi

Being cold blooded, snakes will die below freezing, which in this case, is
slightly below 32F.

Now, unfortunately, my green frogs like to eat astoundingly large garter
snakes :-( Bull frogs can down some large ones.

Have you identified the snake and decided why you want to get fid of it?
Many snakes are very beneficial. I love the 6' black racers we get here,
snack on rodents yet extremely gentile. Can let kids handle them all day
without thought of a bite, they are constrictors.

When neighbors complain of snakes here, I collect them and put them around
my garden and yard! (no poisonous ones ;-)

gerry

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[pixi]

It's a garter snake. I want to get rid of it because they eat frogs and
fish. If it wasn't living in my waterfall and pond I would be happy to
ignore it. I know non-poisonous snakes are beneficial.

[Crashj]

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" > wrote:
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> If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the pond apart.

Release the cats!
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Crashj

[Phisherman]

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:10:27 -0400, "pixi" > wrote:

>Don't recall whether or not I have asked this question before. If I did,
>please answer anyway.
>
>A snake has taken up residence in the waterfall rocks. I am hoping that he
>will go elsewhere when it get really cold. Does anyone know whether snakes
>have a freezing point? If not, how can I get rid of it short of tearing the
>pond apart.
>
>Pixi
>
>

Probably a water snake. He will catch fish, pull them to shore, then
swallow the fish whole. When I saw this I shot the snake with a
pellet gun. The half-swallowed fish was stunned, but recovered after
a few days. Herons will eat snakes, but like to eat fish too.

I suggest patiently waiting near the pond with your weapon of choice.