How to deal with the snakes found in your apartment premises?

Snakes are very common in areas where there are a variety of plants and insects. After rain, Snakes and insects start invading homes. As the rain fills their holes and burrows with water, they found shelters in warmth of residential apartments.

Presence of snake in your apartment can be terrifying and dangerous. It is very important to take immediate actions. Following are some tips to get rid of snake if it enters your apartment.

If a snake happens to enter your apartment, never attempt to kill it. Don’t attack it with broom or stick. The snake may be venomous and if harassed it may bite anyone nearby.

Leave the snake where it is and move everyone away from that area immediately. Don’t try to handle it on your own.

Call the nearest animal control association and ask them to send a professional or expert to collect the snake. They will catch the snake and take it far away from residential areas.

Meanwhile, it is very important to make sure that the snake does not escape. If possible, cover the snake with something like a blanket or a bucket and keep an eye that it does not slide out of it.

You can also use a snake-repellant to move it away from premises by following the instructions given with it.

Apart from this, it is very important to find the reason for the snake coming in your area. Usually snakes come in search of shelter and food.

Make sure there are no mice and rats in your apartment as they are a snake’s favorite food. Keeping rats and mice away from your apartment will keep snakes away as well.

Seal all the holes and cracks in your apartment and make your apartment snake proof so that there will be no way for it to enter.

Trim grass regularly and remove bushes and other tall vegetation which can be a good hiding place for snakes.