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Controlling snakes around the house

The best way to keep snakes like this copperhead at bay is to keep areas clear and lawns mowed. Overgrown vegetation allow snakes an area to go unnoticed. - photo by Arnold T. Drooz

0607-LIFE-copperhead — The best way to keep snakes like this copperhead at bay is to keep areas clear and lawns mowed. Overgrown vegetation allow snakes an area to go unnoticed. - photo by Arnold T. Drooz

Not too many animals in the world get quite the same emotional response as snakes when they are found in the woods or around the house. People have been repulsed by and attracted to snakes ever since the dawn of time. Snakes are part of the landscape.