It’s the beginning of Summer in the Texas panhandle and that means rattlesnakes are starting to come out.
However, one Amarillo woman says she got the surprise of her life when a rattlesnake made it into her home through a dog door on May 17.
The woman says she was relaxing at her Highland Park Village home in the afternoon when she says she heard a rattle and her dogs started barking.
The woman says she called a maintenance man who took care of the snake.
She says the snake entered through the door.
Some tips to keep rattlesnakes out of your yard include:
- Keep the grass in your front and back yards cut short.
- Clean up any debris in your yard including piles of wood, leaves, or any other materials that a snake could hide under.
- Control rodents in your yard and around your home: pick up fruit on the ground, keep trash cans closed with lids and don’t leave pet food out.
- Remove birdfeeders as they attract small rodents which rattlesnakes prey on.
- Add a rattlesnake proof fence around your yard
- Keep any vegetation from growing up or over the fence as snakes can use it as a way over the fence.
- Check under your house and around the perimeter to close any gaps or holes where a rattlesnake could hide.
- Fill in or block any holes or gaps were a snake can hide or slip through the fence or under your house.
