Anne wrote: >A little off topic- Do snakes have a sense of smell? Are they afraid of >ferrets? One of my neighbors has a recurring problem with a snake >laying on his doorstep. If we sprinkled some dried ferret feces around >would that possibly ward off the snake? Hi Anne, Read your post to the FML regarding snakes. I found quite by accident that snakes hate cedar. So prior to our move to the country, we erected a cedar picket fence around the deck to keep the Chihuahuas in and the unwanted wildlife away from the house. Considering we live in snake country (southeastern Texas) we haven't seen a snake in the dog area yet. The pet stores that sell snakes will usually tell a prospective purchaser that snakes cannot tolerate cedar/cedar shavings because of the cedar oil being toxic to their systems. So I recommend either placing some cedar trim pieces around the area the snake visits or using cedar shavings placed around the area the snake frequents. Good luck, Cecilia & the fur-kids Dayton, TX, USA [Posted in FML issue 2440]