At the Welder Wildlife Foundation headquarters (living quarters, lab and libraries, admin offices, etc) comprising an area of 5 or so acres they have a 4-foot high hog-wire perimeter fence with a 12 or 18 inch barrier of 1/2-inch hardware cloth (set into the soil a couple of inches) wired to to the bottom of the hog-wire around the entire perimeter. The hog-wire keeps the larger animals out of the compound and the 1/2-inch mesh keeps the majority of the rattle snakes out. Desirable snakes and other beasts are permitted inside the compound. --Ediger
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 2:13 PM, wesley s <mudmal...@hotmail.com> wrote: > We have deterrents in place like chickens and a cat but they still come > into our territory. Drawn no doubt by the abundant food and water. We gave > the last snake a three strikes policy and after being hosed down and chased > off twice it came back onto our front porch where it was dispatched. I > would have relocated it were i home at the time but Alia did what she > could. So far the rest have been more respectful of our boundaries. I say > live and let live. They keep the mice down for us and that counts for > something. > > Wes~ > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:06 -0700 > From: andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com > To: o...@texascavers.com; texascavers@texascavers.com; > mandy.h...@ers.state.tx.us; jennyh...@anthonytravel.com; bbat...@gmail.com; > sashm...@sbcglobal.net; samashm...@sbcglobal.net; > sdear...@townandcountryins.com; hea...@satx.rr.com; kittymr...@aol.com; > janjanj...@aol.com; jim.sher...@ers.state.tx.us; j_e_wag...@comcast.net; > ka...@karenashmore.com; badba...@sbcglobal.net; r_isaac...@sbcglobal.net; > fh...@townandcountryins.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] FW: Poor little rattlesnakes > > > Rattlesnake conservation is a tough row to hoe, period. > Not a lot of fondness on the part of the general public for a creature > that the Book tells us is the definition of evil. > > Andy > > Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. > 700 Billie Brooks Drive > Driftwood, Texas 78619 > (512) 799-1095 > a...@gluesenkamp.com > > --- On *Tue, 5/22/12, Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com>* wrote: > > > From: Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> > Subject: [Texascavers] FW: Poor little rattlesnakes > To: "Off-Topic Texas Cavers" <o...@texascavers.com>, "TexasCavers" < > texascavers@texascavers.com>, "'Mandy Holt'" <mandy.h...@ers.state.tx.us>, > "'Jenny Holt'" <jennyh...@anthonytravel.com>, "'bbat...@gmail.com'" < > bbat...@gmail.com>, "'Steve Ashmore'" <sashm...@sbcglobal.net>, "'Sam > Ashmore'" <samashm...@sbcglobal.net>, "Sally Dearing" < > sdear...@townandcountryins.com>, "'Guy Heath'" <hea...@satx.rr.com>, > "'June Levy'" <kittymr...@aol.com>, "'Janice Vieira'" <janjanj...@aol.com>, > "'Jim Sherwin'" <jim.sher...@ers.state.tx.us>, "'James E. Wagner'" < > j_e_wag...@comcast.net>, "'Karen Ashmore'" <ka...@karenashmore.com>, > "'Debra Batts'" <badba...@sbcglobal.net>, "'r_isaac...@sbcglobal.net'" < > r_isaac...@sbcglobal.net> > Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 10:44 AM > > I don’t share my good friend’s feelings about rattlesnakes as I like > and am amazed by all snakes and reptiles in general. Being a city dude I > took every opportunity to have outdoor adventures and to take my family > camping. My daughters and I still enjoy it to this day. We still remove > turtles to the relative safety of our highway rights of way. Too many > uninformed individuals condemn all snakes due to the lack of public > education such as that afforded by BCI for bats. If harmful snakes invade > your immediate territory remove them to a distant similar habitat. I > consider myself an environmentalist but not so extreme as to place all > creatures needs above that of man. There is always a way to satisfy both > goals. While I like to see rattlesnakes protected, they should not be > placed on the endangered species list unless there is solid evidence that > they are in danger of becoming extinct. There is already too much > government intervention in our daily lives. I have never been in favor of > the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup and other such events even if it did put > them on the map for tourists. This is money the town could do without. VIVA > LA RATTLESNAKE! > > > > Fritz > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Well, I WILL admit that any rattlesnake who ventures onto MY yard IS > endangered! We have an understanding. THEY stay in the wild and do NOT > come in MY territory and I will leave them alone. Otherwise, they will go > to the great snake heaven in the sky. > > > > Jackie > > > > Feds Considering Adding Rattlesnakes to ‘Endangered Species List’ to Deny > Land > Rights<http://visiontoamerica.org/9869/feds-considering-adding-rattlesnakes-to-endangered-species-list-to-deny-land-rights/> > Environmental groups have convinced the federal government to propose > listing the poisonous eastern diamondback rattlesnake as an endangered > species in order to protect the reptile from “human persecution.” > “Survival of these snakes in large part depends on whether people continue > to persecute them or instead choose to allow these amazing creatures to > share the land with us,” Bill Matturro, spokesman for Protect All Living > Species, said in welcoming the government’s decision, announced earlier > this month. “In the Southeast, we are blessed with a rich natural heritage > of animals and plants. All of these species—even the rattlesnakes—should be > allowed to exist.” > The Fish and Wildlife Service says they are taking comments on listing the > snake because environmental groups presented “substantial scientific or > commercial information indicating that listing the eastern diamondback > rattlesnake may be warranted.” > >
