Well I hate snakes so I guess we are staying up north with our blizzard conditions in the winter. We have coyotes in our neighborhood now, as well as voles, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and toads. I haven't seen a snake in our neighborhood and I hope I never do.

So if you ever see me post about getting stuck in a snowdrift in December and complaining about it, remind me about your snakes down south.

No, bush or tree anywhere near the house, so... nope it crawled up the doorway or rather slithered up the gap between the door and jam. And I have one cat we let out and one house cat... neither works to keep away the snakes . But even with my fear of the legsless wonders, i don't wish to kill them all... i just don't want them inviting themselves into my home or slithering through my lawn, sunning themselves under my car's tire (on my side of the car!) I don't go trapsing through their homes or yards and just wish they would offer me the same curteousy.

It's not like I cleared the woods and built my house here and now am upset the snakes are in my yard... it's been here for a long time, but like every other animal around the snakes seem to think I'm a haven for them. Since it's not only snakes coming up to and onto my porch or even waltzing in the front door.... oh no! Every stray dog and cat knows to come here, birds, mice, rats, squirrels, raccoons, possums, lizards, turtles, deer even (thankfully the alligators haven't found me yet or followed me home at least, I have come across the odd few...)

I have a flower garden yes, but it's not like they're plants that are supposed to attract anything more than an odd humming bird or butterfly, and yet the deer love to hang out here, wild pigs as well and I live in a subdivision! Granted there's not much "city" to kingsland ga, but it's not the kind of "country living" where you should have to fear finding a wild pig rooting around your walkway in the middle of the afternoon. Or that leaving the front door open while you bring in groceries in the evening will lead to a three hour chase around the house trying to get a possum (or 5) chased back out the door.

But the deer, birds, lizards, turtles and all I can deal with and have no issues chasing a family of possum out of my house, or patiently waiting for the odd pig to move off (never try to shoo one they're mean buggers) but the snakes! the snakes I just can't handle

(And I've tried mothballs that was a record year for snakes in the yard... don't use them if you don't LOVE snakes)

When I lived on the bayou in Louisiana my neighbor sprayed diesel fuel on the shoreline. I guess it worked, don't remember him having a snake problem.

I'm in Maryland , not the REAL South but last night there was a ring-neck snake (non-poisonous) in Mudroom.

About ready to pack my bags and go move to the Artic, I'll hang with the penguins and odd leopard seal .

You do know that the black adder (European adder) is the only snake that lives ABOVE the Arctic Circle? It's poisonous too. So, you might want to rethink your moving plans if you're wanting to avoid snakes.

Antarctica might be a better choice.

Oh, and I almost forgot, there's another place on the planet to go where there isn't any snakes.

Ireland.

They speak English, it gets cold, but the weather is fairly nice for a good part of the year, and there's a lot of fun touristy things to do.

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and after a little more googling (because even though I knew Ireland didn't have snakes, I thought it couldn't be the only one) I found the other places that don't have snakes. New Zealand, Hawaii, Greenland, Iceland, and the aforementioned Antarctica.

If it were me, I'd go to either New Zealand, or Ireland, or Hawaii. I wouldn't need a passport for Hawaii, but New Zealand actually sounds a lot more fun. Ireland would be cool because I'd be able to do a lot of genealogy research at the source.