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Posted by txsmallfry 9 (txsmallfry@aol.com) on Tue, Jan 27, 09 at 19:59
hello,
I am not sure who to direct this question. I hope you can help.
I have many small holes (about 1 inch in diameter) in my yard and garden (about 2 acres). I have always been told they were snake holes. Snakes don't dig holes. Do they?
The holes are smooth with little to no dirt around them and dug at an angle (I know what a crawfish hole looks like). Could this be wasp, crickets or some other insect? I know we don't have moles. My wife is scared to death to walk out in the yard. Any suggestions?
Your opinion will be greatly appreciated.
Randy |
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RE: snake holes
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| Randy, to the best of my knowledge, snakes don't dig holes. Not sure exactly WHO is leaving all of the holes in your yard, but I think it's safe to say it's not snakes. I remember being told about various holes in yards/fields, etc as a kid..."Watch out for snakes in there!" I believe this comes from the idea they will inhabit certain holes, sort of using it like a den. I know a one inch hole is not what my parents/grandparents were warning me about though! :) Please reassure your wife it safe to walk in the yard! :) |
RE: snake holes
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RE: snake holes
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| It's drier up here but we get rhinocerous beetles and when they emerge, they leave a hole about that size. |
RE: snake holes
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| The holes could possibly be crawfish holes and the only way I know to get rid of them is with old fashioned mothballs. You drop them in the hole everyother day for a week and they will vacate the place. Certainly not organic but, it does work. Good Luck, Tammy |
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| I think they are frogs or toads. I have seen them in the holes looking up at me! I am not sure if they actually make the holes but they sure use them! |
RE: snake holes
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| Sounds like the 17 year cicada (also called locusts) holes. If you hear any cicadas singing, that's what the holes are from. |
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