Tennessee wildlife resources agency bobby wilson executive director 5107 edmondson pike ellington agricultural center nashville tn 37211 615 781 6500 ask twra tn gov.
Snake in attic tennessee.
However snakes will not stay in a attic 24 hours a day and will have to venture outside to do what they do naturally.
This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.
They have a short blunt snout rectangular looking head and small beady eyes.
And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere.
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.
This is a medium sized snake with various color patterns.
Yellow bellied kingsnake these snakes are very common statewide and are a good place to start if you are trying to id a snake.
Usually a common garter snake has 3 light stripes on its body.
The picture is a rather bland looking species and easy to identify by the stripe dows its back.
But with tennessee having 40 degree temperature changes in a given day you can have activity nearly year round.
Here are 8 of the most common snakes you may encounter in tennessee including identification tips threats and treatment recommendations.
Snakes climbing into attics is such a common problem that pest removal services regularly encounter it.
Types of snakes in attics.
The types of snakes that is most commonly found in the attic portion of homes and buildings throughout the united states is the rat snake.
Nashville snakes in attic snake activity in tennessee or nashville area wide really starts occurring in late march through early november.
Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.
There are several different types of rats snakes found in the united states and of each of these types there are many different color variations of these rats snakes.
Snakes will enter attics looking for a easy food source of rodents birds or squirrels if those problems have occurred.
Snakes skins found in the attic is a very common occurrence around greater nashville in middle tennessee.
One stripe is on the snake s back and the other two are on each side of the snake.
In tennessee it is illegal to harm kill remove from the wild or possess native snakes taken from the wild without the proper permits.
The snakes that do so are of course climbing snakes such as this yellow rat snake that i caught out of an attic.
Most bites occur april october in tennessee.
Also make sure any gaps are sealed to help stop this problem.
Snakes in the attic of homes is one of the most common calls that a wildlife removal company receives regarding snake.
