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With many snakes they only really become a problem when they come around our homes, where they can pose a threat to our loved ones, especially children and pets.

Check in and around children's play houses and their favourite play spots in the garden.

Throughout the summer months it is a good idea to install good lighting around the area of your yard and garden, especially in the locations where you spend time outside after dark as snakes are often very active at night and accidents can so easily happen if you cannot see clearly what is around.

The primary prey of many snakes is rodents and frogs.

Try to clean up areas where these may breed, keep food scraps out of compost heaps, clean up uneaten stock food, fix dripping taps and generally make your home an unattractive place for rodents to breed.

If you are plagued by frogs attracted to the insects throughout the summer, catch some of them and relocate them several kilometres away, as snakes will come to your home in search of them.

Clean up the area around your home removing any trash such as old roofing iron etc - a favourite snake hiding place.