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I love snakes and want to be a herpetoligist some day, so I want to know how i can attract snakes to my yard.

Anything you do will ultimately interfere with the current ecosystem. Some things positive some possibly negative. First thing I would do is eliminate invasive feral predators "Cats, fire ants". Alot of people aren't aware that fire ants are a huge cause in the southeast US for the decline in herp population attacking egg and young herps. The important thing to realize is you can't relocate to your yard effectively without really doing your research, such as capturing them in one location and releasing to your location. There is a reason they aren't there and introducing them can't solve that problem. Try to create the optimal living arrangement for them. They need comfortable places to hide, steady supply of clean water, a location they can hibernate, good egg laying locations for egg bearing snakes, and plenty of food. Food is normaly going to be a problem. You would have to welcome a strong rodent population to your location which will probably not make you too popular in the community. The rodents also need the proper habitat and food requirements to thrive. Also remember that as soon as you quit catering to the needs of the animals in your location they will start dying out again. So to actually make your "not so snake friendly yard" "more snake friendly" can become quite the project.

can you tell me a site were it can tell me how to make a cheap pond for my yard? And I dont mean a huge one i just want one thats like small sized,

If yuo have several bird feeders in your yard, well stocked with seeds and such, the birds will drop some on the ground, attracting rodents, which in turn will welcome snakes. As for the pond, the home centers have small plastic pond liners you can dig into the ground fairly easily. Though be careful about creating a mosquito breeding spot.

Thanks.

dont trim the grass as close, leave "flat" things on the ground that they can hide under, rotten logs, firewood piles, gardens, piles of leaves, dont use grub killer on your lawn.

if you have a pond and dont want mosquitos to breed stock it with feeder fish. the may eat the larvae and might even become food for snakes.
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Jake Barney

snakes
1.1.1 ball pythons
0.2 corns

aquarium
0.0.1 Typhlonectes natans (aquatic caecilian)
0.0.1 common pleco
0.0.1 peacock spiny eel
0.0.? feeder fish