We already have enough of a feral cat problem. If you chose to live out in a more "wild" area, then live with what is there, don't try to change it so much (introducing a new species to roam free is not good). Sure, there will be venomous snakes around, but give them space and they'll do the same to you.

It is amazing how much damage feral cats do every year to songbirds/lizard species (as someone else already mentioned). At the risk of ruffling some feathers among cat people I'll say the same thing on this forum that I tell my neighbors... "I don't put my snakes in your yard, don't put your cat in mine." I've seen cats kill lizards and run off other animals around my house and I really don't appreciate it. I actually had to stop breeding feeder rodents in the walk-in crawl space under my house because all of the feral cats in my neighborhood kept finding new ways to get in and mess with my rats.

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• looking for a rattlesnake friend - necessary824, Sun Mar 12 09:15:47 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - TJP, Sun Mar 12 10:40:18 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - TimCole, Sun Mar 12 10:46:20 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - necessary824, Sun Mar 12 12:24:10 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - agbull100, Mon Mar 13 07:16:48 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - necessary824, Mon Mar 13 07:54:25 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - Bob H, Mon Mar 13 09:02:07 2006
• Cats are a TERRIBLE idea... - SnakesAndStuff, Mon Mar 13 09:10:15 2006
• RE: Cats are a TERRIBLE idea... - texasreptiles, Mon Mar 13 16:08:34 2006
• RE: Cats are a TERRIBLE idea... - necessary824, Mon Mar 13 18:25:16 2006
• Relocating--- - psilocybe, Mon Mar 13 15:15:32 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - buddygrout, Thu Mar 16 11:40:01 2006
• RE: Cats are a great idea... - primevalbeauty, Tue Mar 14 07:47:59 2006
• RE: Cats are a great idea... - necessary824, Tue Mar 14 08:15:09 2006
• lol....yeah-just say no to cats - justinian2120, Tue Mar 14 23:21:19 2006
• RE: looking for a rattlesnake friend - LemonViper, Tue Mar 14 16:20:22 2006