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Rural/Farm Life

TEB

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5. I agree with your dad

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 08:15 AM

Aug 2020

Black snakes keep the copperheads cleaned out. We used to have a problem with them. And recently I found one in lower horse pasture shot it 22 snake shot. So once again I had lower fields burned out local fire company does it for free. As they train their mountain and brush fire teams. The burn takes care of the copperheads for about three years.

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My dad never considered black snakes to be a problem in the henhouse. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #4

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I never do bother the black snakes jcgoldie Aug 2020 #6

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