Thus the snakes are probably following the scent of rats into the attic looking for food.
Snake living in attic.
This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.
Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.
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Snakes will occupy a home for several reasons food and shelter are the main reason and food being the reason the snakes is there.
Florida family discovers 6 foot boa constrictor living in attic the snake must have been living there for some time the homeowner said.
In every single case of a snake in the attic the attic also had a heavy rat infestation.
According to bob his son adam and wife linda would often complain about hearing scratching or shuffling noises from inside the attic.
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.
The snake i ve seen most commonly in attics only 5 times in my life is the yellow rat snake.
And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere.
Florida man bob van der herchen and his wife linda van der herchen had no idea that there was a 6 foot boa constrictor snake living in the attic.
So with every snake in the attic job there is a mouse or rat.
The snakes that do so are of course climbing snakes such as this yellow rat snake that i caught out of an attic.
I ve also seen red rat snake corn snake in attics.