Snake Removal — Connect With a Local Snake Removal Provider
Found a snake in your house, garage, or yard? Keep your distance, keep children and pets away, and do not try to catch or kill it — many snake bites happen when people try to handle the snake. Call and we will try to connect you with an independent local provider who removes snakes.
What to Do Right Now
- Back away. Stay at least six feet from the snake and do not reach toward it.
- Keep watching from a distance. Knowing where it went makes it much easier for a provider to find.
- If it is indoors, contain the room. Close the door and push a towel against the gap underneath.
- Do not handle it, even if you believe it is harmless or dead.
- Take a photo if you safely can. It helps the provider identify the species before they arrive.
What Happens When You Call
- You tell us you have a snake and give your ZIP code.
- If an independent provider who handles snakes covers your area, your call is connected to them.
- The provider talks with you directly about where the snake is, what the visit costs, and when they can get there.
The referral is free. Providers set their own prices, and snake removal is not available in every area.
Is It Venomous?
The venomous snakes native to the United States are rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths (water moccasins), and coral snakes. Most snakes that turn up around homes — garter snakes and rat snakes, for example — are not venomous.
The problem is that harmless and venomous species are easy to confuse, and rules of thumb about head shape or pattern are unreliable. If you are not certain what it is, treat it as venomous and leave identification to the provider.
Where Snakes Hide Around a Home
- Garages, sheds, and crawl spaces
- Basements, especially near water heaters and laundry areas
- Under porches, decks, and concrete steps
- Woodpiles, rock walls, and stacked materials
- Tall grass, dense ground cover, and garden beds
What Attracts Snakes
Snakes go where the food and cover are. Around homes that usually means mice and rats, along with frogs and large insects, plus clutter and tall grass to hide in. A snake in the garage or crawl space is often a sign of a rodent problem nearby — see rodent control, mouse control, or rat control.
They get in through the same gaps rodents use: openings around pipes and utility lines, cracks in the foundation, damaged vent screens, and worn door sweeps.
What a Snake Removal Provider Typically Does
- Locates, captures, and removes the snake
- Checks the home for the openings it likely used
- Recommends sealing and yard changes to make the property less attractive to snakes
Services vary by provider, so ask what is included. Many states protect certain snake species and regulate how wildlife may be handled, which is another reason to leave removal to someone who knows the local rules.
Dealing with a different animal? See the wildlife removal page for bats, raccoons, squirrels, opossums, skunks, and more.
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