jjjnettie,
I no longer wish to further incriminate myself

, but John maybe has
the right idea.
But I do have this to say, I have no problem with or fear of snakes.
Hell I've been observing for 4+ years in my lil spot and I still wear thongs
at night. but when there are lil tots about

, then I will use any measure
to remove them from the house/yard. Tots come first
regards,CS sunny days