i wish i could have composted all of the leaves and stuff i cleaned out of the yard . but those lil snakes love compost piles . i guess i need to build this soon . heck i am not even going to mulch this year because of the snakes . hopefully if i keep working on removing a place for them to hide they will go away . i have kept the grass cut low , removed all of the piled up leaves from under the trees , cut a couple trees to let light in , and slowly removing the brush piles from the edge of the woods . in planning my flower beds i am trying to have it so there no spots for them to hide . not going to put plants as close together as i normally would . i need to get my pond put back together and flowing but i am afraid if i do it will attract them . i wish my neighbor had told me about the snake problem here last fall so i could have gotten rid of all the underbrush without worrying about getting bit by one . i was chatting with her 3 weeks ago and she said you know your yard has a bad copperhead problem ? UM NO , but i have killed 7 of them .
