Dia,
 DS> Oh lord...what kind do you have..snakes that is...is there anything that
 DS> repels them? 
I was told to use moth balls. I figure that it would take 100 boxes to 
surround two acres with little balls.
 DS> Oh yes..those lovely little creatures...we have them too and every 
ummer
 DS> I am forever getting into the nests that you don't see and do
 DS> gardening..they seem to be getting more venemous...now their bites leave
 DS> craters and scars..they've been getting into the house lately  guess
 DS> they're food supply is getting slim out there...there's nothing like
 DS> panicing when you see this long line of hungry ants wandering into the
 DS> bird room...
Do your fowl have free range of the yard. If not then put dursban around the 
house. I have always dusted my avairies and flights with 10% Sevin dust. It 
repels the ants for about two weeks then I start again.
 DS> Have you considered a large moat around the birds (grin)....actually too
 DS> bad youcouldn't do that..it probably would work for a lot of the nasty
 DS> things...
Unfortunately, snakes, ants, and mice can swim. Then we would be back to the 
original topis of mosquitos breeding on the moat. Ahhh, but there are 
goldfish. What a cycle.
Fran
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