Hello All,
I'm looking for recommendations on how to keep snakes out of my patio. I live in the city, so I'm not sure where they're coming from. My patio is mostly pavers with garden on all four sides. I do have a small pond and recently trimmed some Asian Jasmine ground cover from about 10" down to about 4", which I'm guessing started this situation. We've never seen snakes out there before, but have seen them daily since trimming the Jasmine. They're apparently reproducing since I've seen small ones 8-10" and a 3 footer two days in a row.
Best I can tell, they are Garter snakes and are dark green with yellowish or tan stripes.
My wife has a real snake phobia, but loves to garden and this is her little paradise which makes this a priority for me to resolve. Any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated.
I'm looking for recommendations on how to keep snakes out of my patio. I live in the city, so I'm not sure where they're coming from. My patio is mostly pavers with garden on all four sides. I do have a small pond and recently trimmed some Asian Jasmine ground cover from about 10" down to about 4", which I'm guessing started this situation. We've never seen snakes out there before, but have seen them daily since trimming the Jasmine. They're apparently reproducing since I've seen small ones 8-10" and a 3 footer two days in a row.
Best I can tell, they are Garter snakes and are dark green with yellowish or tan stripes.
My wife has a real snake phobia, but loves to garden and this is her little paradise which makes this a priority for me to resolve. Any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated.