The best plan of action would be to clean the place up get rid of the grass like she was doing. You can let her know that just because it come out and was sunning it'self on the concrete don't mean they are so plentiful they can't all fit in the grass. That one could have been the only one within miles that just happened to find a nice warm place to relax and raise it's body temperature. I forgot to mention in my last post that I've heard certain farm animals can deter/kill rattlesnakes. I've always heard that pigs are actually pretty good for this. I've heard they will eat the snakes. I don't know if that's true or not but it don't seem totally impossible to me. Maybe a potbellied pig for a pet could help. I've also heard donkeys will stomp them if they see them, again I dont know if that's true or not. I do know that dogs will rapidly find a rattlesnake in your yard and alert you especially the dogs that are territorial. Downside to this is that the dog will likely get bitten and may even die from the bite depending on how severe the bite is. Nobody wants to lose a pet dog but it could be a fair alternative to losing a child..

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• Rattler deterrant? - niddy, Sat May 16 23:51:21 2009
• RE: Rattler deterrant? - celticvamp, Sun May 17 12:15:04 2009
• RE: Rattler deterrant? - niddy, Sun May 17 12:52:48 2009
• RE: Rattler deterrant? - celticvamp, Sun May 17 15:38:15 2009
• RE: Rattler deterrant? - trolligans, Fri May 22 15:48:27 2009