Re: snakes



Lanny Chambers wrote:
In article <1146253113.119938.189530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"MajorOz" <MajorOz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Anyone got a foolproof method of snakeproofing a bb box?


Stovepipe baffle around the pole. Coat the inside top with Tanglefoot, and it'll keep ants out as well.

4" pipe will do for squirrels and might keep a blacksnake out, but I'd use 6" just to be sure. (Only a hunch.)

Jerry
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