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BENEFITS OF CREATING HABITAT

YOU…

• …can recreate natural areas that were originally a part of your
  property;
   
• …will attract several types of new wildlife to the natural setting of your home;
   
• …will enjoy your link to nature and its unique wildlife;
   
• …will aid in community awareness and create an interest in
  local wildlife;
   
• …will receive free rodent control compliments of your local wildlife;
   
• …will be a part of rare species protection, locally and globally.

THE SNAKE…

• …will have safe passage through wildlife corridors;
   
• …will be allowed to share its wilderness with caring individuals;
   
• …will be given a fair chance to survive in Ontario;
   
• …will earn respect from people in the area.

TIPS TO KEEP SNAKES AND PEOPLE SAFE

To keep snakes away from your home or cottage without harming them:

• remove or tidy up possible snake cover from around your house or cottage (plywood, junkpiles, tin and aluminum siding, old cars, tires, brush piles);
   
• pile wood away from the house/cottage and up on a raised platform;
   
• keep weeds near buildings cut down to a minimum;
   
• keep grass short in areas you use for recreation.

SHOULD I PUT UP A FENCE?

Most bites occur when people harass snakes. Infrequent encounters do not warrant the false sense of security that a fence would offer. It is impossible to hide yourself away from bees, bears, raccoons, and snakes. Embracing all parts of nature with common sense allows for a mutual respect of the environment we live in.

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