Thursday, September 6, 2007
The week is coming to a close.
One more day in the office. How fun... with one day left it seems there is not enough time in the week to get everything done. Its getting very busy and it seems the phones are going crazy here at Nuisance Wildlife Relocation. I seem to be on the phones more then paperwork. Not that it is backing up cause I'm good that way but its nice to see the business grow.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Taking for granted were we step without looking.
I have lived in Florida all my life and continue to take for granted that I'm not the only one that travels the ground we walk on. They tend to be traveled by the slither types to. We are taught to watch for cars when we cross the street, or to make sure your shoes are tied so as not to trip. But how often do we watch were we are walking or pay mind to were we step. I know for me when it comes to getting out of my car and walking to my door or in my yard it don't cross my mind. Well that has been the case up till this weekend. I got a little shock that made me really not take my everyday yard ventures .... for granted.
With it being a long weekend I decided to do some much needed yard work. It had just rained and the sun was back out but not to hot that I decided to do some raking in my back yard. I walked out on my back porch (wood deck) and off the back to an area were there was very heavy leave coverage. I started racking without even once looking around. The leaves had gotten very, very thick and made a very thick layer of brush. Never once did it cross my mind that.... HELLO... snake heaven. Well I made about 4 or 5 piles of leaves and went in to get some bags so me and my daughter could pick them up. Of course with our hands much faster and quicker ya know. We got one pile up and headed for another when my daughter about jumped out of her skin and started running ... snake! snake! she kept screaming. So me the nosy one that I am went to take a closer look to find not one but two very agitated grey and black in color snakes with a hint of red down there back. They did not scurry off like most snakes do they stood there ground so at that time we decided to back off and let them keep there space to themselves. Concerned by not just one I took into consideration hat there could be more. The very wet cool thickness of the leaves had obviously served as a great hidden refuge and more them likely was possible home to more. How right i was. I guess with our ruckus we caused we got them moving and it had to be a next that we happened up on. I walked up on my Deck again not paying to much attention to find another snake the same color, very small, coiled and ready to leave his mark on my foot that came in close contact with it. Needless to say I let them have there space and they are now in charge of my back yard.
With that little scare I decided to do some research on our Florida snakes. I found the information great. With a book provided to us by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission I read on. It was interesting to find that Florida is a host to more the 40 species with six of which are venomous. With that being said its very likely to encounter one.
Snakes play a very beneficial role in reducing population of rodents and other pests. The six venomous snakes that are amongst us are all in the pit viper family. Due to there heavy body's are more likely to be be found on the ground and in or around water. They are not great climbers so the ones that you encounter in the trees are more then likely not venomous.
the coral snake here in Florida can tend to be and interesting subject. It has a tendency to be confused with the harmless scarlet king snake or scarlet snake which is also brightly colored. The coral snake being non aggressive and very passive in nature can pack a very dangerous wallop if bitten. They do strike on occasion but do not bit unless picked up. Its very important to remember the old saying, "Red touch yellow, kill a fellow, red touch black, friend of Jack." Also the coral snake has a black nose while the nonvenomous scarlet king snake and scarlet snakes have red noses.
I found myself caught up in the wealth of information and realized that taking a little extra precautions in making sure steps, being more cautious on cleaning the leaves up sooner as to not make a perfect housing for unwanted snakes is very important. I hope this information I have spoke about provides some interesting facts for you to think about.
Here at Nuisance wildlife Relocation, Inc. we do provide removal of venomous and nonvenomous snakes. If you find yourself in the same situation as I did this weekend do not hesitate to call. Our company has the means to remove and prevent further meeting on your lawn.
With it being a long weekend I decided to do some much needed yard work. It had just rained and the sun was back out but not to hot that I decided to do some raking in my back yard. I walked out on my back porch (wood deck) and off the back to an area were there was very heavy leave coverage. I started racking without even once looking around. The leaves had gotten very, very thick and made a very thick layer of brush. Never once did it cross my mind that.... HELLO... snake heaven. Well I made about 4 or 5 piles of leaves and went in to get some bags so me and my daughter could pick them up. Of course with our hands much faster and quicker ya know. We got one pile up and headed for another when my daughter about jumped out of her skin and started running ... snake! snake! she kept screaming. So me the nosy one that I am went to take a closer look to find not one but two very agitated grey and black in color snakes with a hint of red down there back. They did not scurry off like most snakes do they stood there ground so at that time we decided to back off and let them keep there space to themselves. Concerned by not just one I took into consideration hat there could be more. The very wet cool thickness of the leaves had obviously served as a great hidden refuge and more them likely was possible home to more. How right i was. I guess with our ruckus we caused we got them moving and it had to be a next that we happened up on. I walked up on my Deck again not paying to much attention to find another snake the same color, very small, coiled and ready to leave his mark on my foot that came in close contact with it. Needless to say I let them have there space and they are now in charge of my back yard.
With that little scare I decided to do some research on our Florida snakes. I found the information great. With a book provided to us by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission I read on. It was interesting to find that Florida is a host to more the 40 species with six of which are venomous. With that being said its very likely to encounter one.
Snakes play a very beneficial role in reducing population of rodents and other pests. The six venomous snakes that are amongst us are all in the pit viper family. Due to there heavy body's are more likely to be be found on the ground and in or around water. They are not great climbers so the ones that you encounter in the trees are more then likely not venomous.
the coral snake here in Florida can tend to be and interesting subject. It has a tendency to be confused with the harmless scarlet king snake or scarlet snake which is also brightly colored. The coral snake being non aggressive and very passive in nature can pack a very dangerous wallop if bitten. They do strike on occasion but do not bit unless picked up. Its very important to remember the old saying, "Red touch yellow, kill a fellow, red touch black, friend of Jack." Also the coral snake has a black nose while the nonvenomous scarlet king snake and scarlet snakes have red noses.
I found myself caught up in the wealth of information and realized that taking a little extra precautions in making sure steps, being more cautious on cleaning the leaves up sooner as to not make a perfect housing for unwanted snakes is very important. I hope this information I have spoke about provides some interesting facts for you to think about.
Here at Nuisance wildlife Relocation, Inc. we do provide removal of venomous and nonvenomous snakes. If you find yourself in the same situation as I did this weekend do not hesitate to call. Our company has the means to remove and prevent further meeting on your lawn.
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