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Snakes in House

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Question
QUESTION: How do I find and get these out of my house.  I believe the one to be venomous small Copperhead) and not sure about the other two (could be non-venomous water snakes or possibly a water moccasin/cottonmouth).  I have sealed all holes they could have possibly gotten in from the attic and crawl space under the house.  PLEASE HELP!!!!

ANSWER: DO you have cats or dogs that are bringing them in?  My cat regularly brings me "presents" and about one time out of a hundred said present is a snake.

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QUESTION: No animals bringing them in.  I asked "how to find in the house and ge4t rid of them", not how they were getting in.  I want them GONE!  Thanks!!

Answer
Well...  would imagine if you are seeing them, you have already found them.  There is nothing in your typical house which attracts snakes.  Nor is there any product available that repels them, so I can't send you to the store to buy something.  Hence, I was trying to figure out why you seem to have so many snakes in your house.  Especially the type of snakes you described, they typically perfer to stay in or near the water.  A rat snake might wonder into a house chasing a mouse or something.  The only thing I could suggest is getting a few Guineas (the fowl), they tend to keep snakes away from the area in which they live.