structure may accidentally provide these resources.
Food is a major attraction
Snakes are predators.
Depending on the species, they may eat rodents, insects, amphibians, lizards, birds, eggs, or other small animals.
A property with mice or rats may attract snakes that feed on them.
The snake may not have been interested in the house itself.
Instead, it may have followed a rodent into a crawl space, storage room, or garage.
This is one reason why rodent management plays an important role in preventing snake encounters.
If mice are nesting beneath
