Remember to Protect Your Site
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marshainpuntagorda
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Hello Everyone, As we get ready for the 2006 season, please remember to protect your site from predators...snakes as well as other bird invasion, also don't forget those pesky mites! I've attached a picture of the experience we had last year with a rat snake. Hope it helps! Marsha
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- Rat snake tangled in netting, there's not enough protections as you can see
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Emil Pampell-Tx
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- Martin Colony History: First started in Gretna, La in 1969 with a small homemade house, have had martins ever since at 2 different homes in Texas
Marsha, this is a great time to post that. It looks like the snake made it by the predator guard, but the netting caught it. Good job!
PMCA Member, 250 gourds, 6 poles, 2traps
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John Atteberry
Hello Marsha,
I had three rat snakes caught in the net traps I put under the rope winder and on the ground around the pole! That was the only predator I was really worried about! Now this year I'm going to put 4 inch PVC pipe around the poles, about 4 feet from ground on up! Then as added protection, I'm going to put the net traps around the poles or PVC pipe on the ground too. So anyone that don't have traps on better get them ready! Three snakes is too many! I would recomend the net traps for added protection! Thanks John!
I had three rat snakes caught in the net traps I put under the rope winder and on the ground around the pole! That was the only predator I was really worried about! Now this year I'm going to put 4 inch PVC pipe around the poles, about 4 feet from ground on up! Then as added protection, I'm going to put the net traps around the poles or PVC pipe on the ground too. So anyone that don't have traps on better get them ready! Three snakes is too many! I would recomend the net traps for added protection! Thanks John!