The types of snakes that is most commonly found in the attic portion of homes and buildings throughout the united states is the rat snake.
Snake in my attic.
Snakes tend to live in places that are enclosed or in a place they can find food.
Climbing snakes are usually lured into attics by the smell of rats so making sure there is no reason for a snake to want to climb into your attic is essential.
Only a few species are gifted climbers capable of gliding up the trunks of trees or telephone poles to get to house roofs.
The most common snakes we encounter in a attic ceiling or roof area is the gray rat snake milksnake and cornsnake.
This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.
However running in this case isn t going to help you.
Snakes will occupy a home for several reasons food and shelter are the main reason and food being the reason the snakes is there.
The snakes that do so are of course climbing snakes such as this yellow rat snake that i caught out of an attic.
Snakes that live in the attics are usually the climbing snakes such as the yellow rat snake.
These snakes can climb near vertical surfaces and are extremely strong.
Snakes climbing into attics is such a common problem that pest removal services regularly encounter it.
Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.
There is one main reason that snakes will be found in an attic and that is that they are being drawn there by a good food source and in the majority of cases this will mean that there are rats up in the attic along with the snakes.
The pests then get inside via gaps in roof eaves open windows or vents.
Snakes in the attic of homes is one of the most common calls that a wildlife removal company receives regarding snake.
Also make sure any gaps are sealed to help stop this problem.
Snakes in the attic is a common problem that many people have one thing that is very common for all of these people to have in common is a pest problem.
And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere.
