Snake stalking Cardinal nest in Florida (1 Viewer)

Judybird · Mar 28, 2007

Pardon me if this should have been posted with reptiles...

One of my neighbors has a mother Cardinal sitting on some new eggs right outside of their pool cage. They have, understandably, become very attached and protective of this nest.

One of our local serpents, a 4 ft Black Racer, has been hanging around the nest all day.

My neighbor is anxious to eliminate the snake...short of ending the snake's life, is there a way to deter the snake from handing around? The racers are very hard to catch, as the name implies.

Any help is appreciated...

Dranzer · Mar 28, 2007

I would suggest calling an expert snake handler who can relocate the snake somewhere else

Dave B Smith · Mar 28, 2007

Judybird,
We can relate to your neighbor's predicament - we lost all 4 baby Cardinals in our Fla yard several years ago to what else - a Black Racer. It is part of nature and it will likely get the birds unless someone actually catches it and relocates it.

Here's a little general info on the Black Racer

Judybird · Mar 31, 2007

Thanks...

Dave B Smith said:
Judybird,
We can relate to your neighbor's predicament - we lost all 4 baby Cardinals in our Fla yard several years ago to what else - a Black Racer. It is part of nature and it will likely get the birds unless someone actually catches it and relocates it.

Here's a little general info on the Black Racer

Thank you both...I will get an update this weekend. My neighbor is better at killing than catching...I'm still working to convince him to try the later. I offered for him he to relocate to the field behind our house. Unfortunately, there are an abundance of snakes surfacing this year. I guess it's the dry weather we are having.

TBMike · Mar 31, 2007

Try an rubber owl in a tree . May fake the snake out.

LindaD · Mar 31, 2007

Last year we had a pair of cardinals nest outside our dining room window and noted a black snake climbing the tree. He was within inches of the nest by the time we got outside. My husband took a long pole and got the snake to curl around it and relocated him a distance from the house. We then got a snake guard around the bottom of the tree. Snake guards can be made from large plastic tubes (larger than about 8 inches in diameter) or raccoon guards that are used for bluebird houses. We have a long piece of plastic that is about 36 inches long and can make a tube out of this and put it around most trees of a small diameter. The smooth plastic is not easy for the snake to climb. It's about 2 feet in width (i.e. height when erected around a tree). It's worked most times.

Linda

Judybird · Apr 9, 2007

thank you

LindaD said:
Last year we had a pair of cardinals nest outside our dining room window and noted a black snake climbing the tree. He was within inches of the nest by the time we got outside. My husband took a long pole and got the snake to curl around it and relocated him a distance from the house. We then got a snake guard around the bottom of the tree. Snake guards can be made from large plastic tubes (larger than about 8 inches in diameter) or raccoon guards that are used for bluebird houses. We have a long piece of plastic that is about 36 inches long and can make a tube out of this and put it around most trees of a small diameter. The smooth plastic is not easy for the snake to climb. It's about 2 feet in width (i.e. height when erected around a tree). It's worked most times.

Linda

Linda,

I am forwarding your comments to my neighbor. We fear the first brood is gone but the cardinals are still hanging around. Perhaps this will help the next babies.

Judy

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