[Ag-eq] Snakes

[Nella Foster]

Zac:

I think good shoes or boots would give you some protection if a snake were
to strike you there.

It might take a while, but iff you keep the barn clean the rhodents will
have less to eat and then so will the snakes.  I'm sure the snakes are
coming to eat all the mice and rats.  I have no idea what to do for spiders.
The only one I really worry about here is the brown recluse.  They like dark
places and old wood, which describes my old barn perfectly.  

You might want to wear leather gloves if you clean and move lots of stuff
around out there.  The brown recluse get into my feed and tack room, so when
I decide to clean and organize I wear my leather work gloves.  There are
some sprays, but don't know if you want to use them around the livestock

If you are incharge of some under grads you need to have them clean up the
barn. Lol

Nella

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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Snakes

I don't worry about it, but I also don't go out to the swamps like I used to
back in New Hampshire. Thick shoes will give you a feeling of safety-I'm not
sure if they really help. I've heard that snakes don't like the vibrations
created by canes and I would suspect a service dog would pick up pretty
quickly if there was a snake about. 

I'm starting my experiment with cattle in a week, and this barn has spiders
and rats up the ying yang plus a family of raccoons. I'm planning to clean
up the feed allies and keep them clean, but if you have ideas for the
raccoons and snakes I'd appreciate it. So I'll be really interested to hear
what others who have lived in the south longer than me have for ideas. 

Zachary Mason
M.S. Student
Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mississippi State University

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 8:39 AM
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Subject: [Ag-eq] Snakes

My sister is moving back to the old homestead.  I'm rather jealous.  

She's always worrying about snakes out there.  There are definitely
rattlesnakes around.  I was wondering how blind people who garden and farm
where there are venomous snakes around manage?  I know there are copperheads
in Arkansas, for instance.  And those rascals don't even rattle to warn you.
Do you just not worry about it?  Or are there methods?

Tracy

 

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