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last year i bought an abandoned house in the mountains and it was infested with copperheads, i killed many that were in and around the house, but i'm sure i didnt get them all. I have been told that releasing king snakes in an area will help control a venemous snake population, is this true? Any insight would be appreciated, includeing and especially names of dealers that sell mature king snakes in quantity, as i have seceral buildings that are infested

> > > I have been told that releasing king snakes in an area will help control a venemous snake population,...

Kingsnakes will help control the overall snake population, not just venomous, including other kingsnakes. In other words, who's to say that the kingsnakes wouldn't eat each other before they ate the first copperhead.

The best way I've found to rid an area of copperheads is to do away with the things that attract them; rats/mice, piles of old lumber/tin, sealing off houses/building so they can't get in, etc...

What part of what mountains are ya talking about? I'm in the southern Appalachians and might be willing to travel a 'lil ways to catch/relocate rather than seeing them all killed off. I'll bet that if you were to kill 'em off, you'll see a population explosion mice/rats, which is most likely why the copperheads came there to begin with.

Have a good one!
Mike
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