Q. We moved into our house about a year ago. This past summer, we’ve seen two different snakes (I don’t think they were the same one) in our yard. My 10-year old daughter is terrified of snakes and doesn’t even want to go out in the yard anymore. Is there a poison bait for snakes?
A. No, there is no poison available for snakes. In fact, nonpoisonous snakes are protected by law in most states. Snakes are basically beneficial; many of them eat rodents.
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Q. We keep a mouse trap in our garage at all times because of ongoing problems with house mice getting into the garage. This time the mouse we caught looks different. It’s more brown and white and seems to have a larger head and longer tail than the mice we usually catch. Is this just a normal variation or did we catch some different animal?
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Q. How do termites find the wood they infest? Is it just random or can they key in on the wood in my house?
A. Actually, researchers don’t agree on how termites find their food sources. Some think that they mostly forage randomly, digging networks of tunnels until they find wood. Others believe they can track moisture, soil temperature, and other factors to find wood. Regardless, once they find wood, they have a system of recruiting other termites to the site and foraging becomes less random and more structured.
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Q. We have a raccoon that occasionally visits our property and we’re worried that it might have rabies. Is there any way to tell if an animal is rabid?
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