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[markwoods39]

Morning Tess

Here a link you might find interesting, there a number you can call ,for any advice you might need.


http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.ph ... 7&cat_id=5

Does the info there only apply to snakes in the south, Mark.?

(I havent read the link yet, start classes)

[zan]

Works every time....


There seems to be only one snake that is dangerous to humans on the island and that is the Adda. There are a few more that are but apparently their teeth are set too far back in their mouths to do any harm to us. So I would say...Identify the Adda and leave the rest alone.

[observer]

The tip about putting a bowl of water outside your boundary is one I have heard also in Southern Africa. The theory goes that snakes are drawn to your garden because it is watered and they seek water. Snakes don't really like to be around people, so they will take the water at your boundary rather than come in.

I have also seen a cat kill a snake - the cat sort of pounces on and off and digs in its claws until the snake is killed. Tip 2 - keep a cat.

Someone once told me that snakes dislike geraniums, but having seen a large black whip snake going through one of my beds of geraniums into another bed of geraniums, I can tell you that it doesn't work. But, if you only have the black whip snakes leave them alone. They are non-poisonous and eat poisonous snakes and rats.

[halil]

Some of you really funny ..... i wonder , when and how u can learn to help people ...... or share your knowledge that it can help the others , without spoiling everything for god sake ......
keep on working Tess. i bet still we have somemore sensible and helpfull people around and they can help for your work.

[purdey]

An old lady in our village uses old crushed eggshells, she maintains the snakes do not like to go over them.Until last year we had a village snake catcher. He would collect snakes in an old sack and take them back to the grape vines where they would keep vermin down.
There is a snake farm in Cyprus (south) not sure where but the guy who runs it is a popular tourist attraction.

[denizaksulu]

Make a boundary around the yard with miniture Turkish flags, That will keep these sneaky snakes away.

Well, all I can say is Kafenes is definitely right. If The Turkish flag is enough to drive her crazy and hide under a rock nr Paphos, why not the snakes. It will definitely work. Just when the flags were going to come down too.

[iceman]

I have heard that the large black whipsnake should be considered a welcome visitor to the garden because it keeps down pests. It is also non-venemous.

That is correct..

[denizaksulu]

I have heard that the large black whipsnake should be considered a welcome visitor to the garden because it keeps down pests. It is also non-venemous.

That is correct..

That is correct. We had one in our 'Harman' (Threshing ground) years ago. We would call and it would come out from a hole near the well. Was quite harmless obviously. Probably it detected us rather than hear, but as kids we never feared it. He lived in the best place for rodent control.

He was 'our' Kara yilan.

[Get Real!]

I have heard that the large black whipsnake should be considered a welcome visitor to the garden because it keeps down pests. It is also non-venemous.

It's definitely harmless or I wouldn't be around today; picked one up and was walking about when I was around six and my dad freaked out when he saw me!

[Get Real!]

Morning Tess

Here a link you might find interesting, there a number you can call ,for any advice you might need.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.ph ... 7&cat_id=5

Does the info there only apply to snakes in the south, Mark.?

Most likely Deniz because he didn't say venomous...