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none <""Mark\"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(none)"> wrote:
> > Natural predators always work better than traps and poison IME.
> >
> > I also kept the occasional s**** as a pet. I fed them using a baited
> > repeater mouse trap...
>
> That sounds like an excellent idea!
> I'd been considering using a "Rodenator" (As seen on YouTube).
I'll have to look at that just for grins!
>
> I've seen only one very small s**** since moving to Kennewick, WA.
> It was coiled up on the hallway carpet, in front of a restroom at work.
>
> I'll assume that means there are s****s outside the building as well,
> since most s****s aren't civilized enough to come indoors and wait in
> line to use the toilet... (grin)
>
> Considering the size and ferocity of our gophers, I'd better choose only
> large s****s. Perhaps I should read up on them first, as I know only
> "Stay away from s****s with rattles".
It sure won't hurt. ;-) Trick is to introduce predators, and convince
your neighbors not to kill them.
Honestly, if you do study up on Herpetology, you will find that America
has very few poisonous reptiles. Learn to recognize those few and the
rest are safe.
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Peace! Om
"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein
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