Do I Have A Snake In Attic

Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.

Do i have a snake in attic.

In pretty much every case the snake in your attic is a type of rat snake and it has entered the attic because it smelled rats or mice up there. Climbing snakes are usually lured into attics by the smell of rats so making sure there is no reason for a snake to want to climb into your attic is essential. Also make sure any gaps are sealed to help stop this problem. Yes sometimes snakes do get in the attic.

However once you have found that there is a snake that is living in your attic your task does not become easier. In every case i ve ever seen involving snakes in an attic there were also rodents in the attic usually rats. And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere. There are very few examples of a snake infestation without the rodent infestation also being present and in this case it will usually be as the snake has just finished devouring the rat population.

Attic are a very consistant tempature in the winter months and since a snakes body heat is absorbed thru radiant sources and not self generated then a attic is the perfect place for someone toi find a snake that happens to live in or near your home. There is one main reason that snakes will be found in an attic and that is that they are being drawn there by a good food source and in the majority of cases this will mean that there are rats up in the attic along with the snakes. Most people don t spend a significant amount of time in their attic usually only using it for storage so a snake can live there in relative anonymity without fear of being discovered or removed. This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.

Snakes climbing into attics is such a common problem that pest removal services regularly encounter it.