Make sure door sweeps and window screens fit tightly.
Do snakes hide in gutters.
A wood pile is a good place for snakes to hide so burn your wood before snakes become active in spring.
Cover vents and drains that lead into your home with galvanized screening.
Broken gutters firewood containers or ventilation can also provide places for snakes to take shelter from the heat.
When we tried to remove it it went back down the drain.
If you can safely manage the distance needed between you and it a snake moving along the ground can be contained by dropping a trash can over it.
If you keep wood year round place it on a rack at least a foot above the ground.
Seal entry points into your crawl space or basement which are greater than inch in diameter.
A couple of years ago i spotted a large snake in my toilet bowl twice.
Crawling up through gutters going through any open door screen or doggy door chasing a rodent into the dryer line o briant has been called to remove snakes from cars floor vents crawl spaces.
Common signs you have snakes.
Keep random outdoor items snakes might hide in things like coiled garden hoses and wood piles as far off the ground as possible.
I was not able to catch it as i only actually saw the coil and not the head or tail.
Last evening i found a 4 5 foot rat snake coiled up on the top of the toilet tank in the guest bathroom.
Snakes may also seek shelter in thick brush dense piles of compost or leaves or areas of water.
Your area may also have a low number of natural snake predators such as raccoons and foxes.
Put bricks or stones on the top to secure the can in place.