When Snakes Attack Your Dog

By : Jason Homan
Snakes are not domesticated animals that should know better or be expected to stay off other peoples property,they are wild animals and are also Protected.

No-one is asking you to put up with a snake threatening your family but you do not have to kill it , simply remove your family and your dogs until the threat has passed or until someone can remove the threat.

Venomous snakes are highly agressive snakes and will not hessitate to bite but they will not chase people or simply crawl up and bite while people are asleep in bed. Venomous snakes use venom to kill their food, without it they would die, they don't waste it because they are mean and want to bite people Snakes feel threaten and will stand up to try and make themselves look bigger, snakes like browns will do this at the slightest distrubance as they are edgy snakes. This doesn't mean they will bite but they will if they are pushed futher, now if you have a dog that tries to even smell a already edgy brown snake the dog will be biten, it's not the snakes fault they are just protecting themselves.

If you're on a property, you can't just get rid off the individual snakes. If there's snakes there, you have a good environment for snakes, and removing the ones that are there will just leave a space which new snakes will move in to. What you need to do is make your property uninviting to snakes.

Snakes chose their territory based on two things: shelter and food. Remove those two things, and the snakes will leave your property in search of a nicer home.

To remove shelter, make sure all piles of rubbish (sheets of tin and piping are favourite) are cleaned out. No branches, cluttered sheds, piles of bricks, etc. Anything like that provides good cover for snakes, and should be removed. Make sure sheds are free from big piles of stuff on the floor, so either stack things upwards against a wall or put it on shelves. Be careful of where you put your hands while doing all this, don't stick them where you can't check first, and preferably wear thick gardening gloves- most venomous snakes have quite short fangs, and gloves are usually adequate protection. Mow/whippersnip any long grass. Wear thick long jeans and sturdy boots while doing so to protect your legs from any startled snakes. Snakes really really DO NOT like to travel over open spaces, and will travel from one object to another. If there are low-lying bushes or plants near your house, you may want to consider removing them if you're really worried.

Okay, that's shelter done! Now, food- the main source of food for snakes is rats and mice. Cut down on rats and mice, and you will cut down on snakes.

If you have livestock, if possible make sure their feed is in secure bins with tight-fitting lids that rodents can't get through. Make sure any outside taps don't drip, and there are no other water sources for rodents. If you have a creek on your property, you're a bit out of luck, though. Get to any fruit trees before they drop their fruit on the ground for rats to nibble on. Don't put down poison, as natives or pets might get at it, but a few humane traps around the place might not be a bad idea. They work on a small scale, and prevention is a better option, but a few traps can take quite a few rats and mice out of circulation over time.

That's all I can think of for decreasing the rodent population, but combined with the removal of shelter it's quite effective for convincing snakes to go elsewhere. Some more tips for reducing the chances of snakey encounters:

Snakes are most active in the morning, before it gets too hot. Depends on the area, but around 9-11am is a busy time for them. Be careful around then. If you suspect a dog has been bitten, keep it still and get it to a vet. Sucking the venom out, eletrocution, bleeding them, or any other home remedy won't work, period. Don't try to kill a snake. Most snake bites occur when people try to scare off or attack snakes. A snake's first reaction to something bigger than them is to run away, let them do this. If you stop them running away (corner them, or chase them), THEN it will try to defend itself. If only we could get dogs to understand this.

But I can tell you now, as much as I like snakes, and as much as I respect all living things, I would not hesitate to protect my dogs with whatever means necessary if they were in a situation where they risked getting bitten by a poisonous snake. Sorry, but stuff the laws and stuff the ethics. If one of my family member's life is in danger, I will do whatever it takes to protect them. If that means killing a snake, I would not hesitate.



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My name is Jason Homan. I was born in Detroit Michigan and moved to Denver at an early age. I have always been an avid animal lover for as long as I can remember. Interested in finding out more about a dog that can defend himself against snakes? Click here to visit my website The AskedWeb.com information portal

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Why Use Dog Containment?

By : berny espiritu
Merely all homes wherever you may go have their own pet dog. This is due to the fact that dog contributes a lot in securing the vicinity of your home plus they are really an ideal pet to nurture. They do not only give us, pet owners, the satisfaction of looking for somebody when leaving or arriving home but they also execute a lot of humorous and awesome tricks that makes us laugh and forget our worries for a moment. But somehow, we do not want to raise our pet dogs carrying lousy and stressful attitudes. We sometimes want them to know their own limitations at home especially when visitors arrive and stays with you. This is where dog containment becomes so effective.

Dog containment system is a kind of pet tool specially designed for dogs. This dog containment system will teach them how to learn their boundaries. This is very ideal especially to pet owners who are so organized while giving their pets the nourishment and proper care they have always wanted. Dog containment system is not the usual type of tools for pet control but it gives a simple stimulation or correction signal executed by the collar worn on the dog’s neck and it will prevent your dog from reaching the boundary. As the pet owner repeat these steps each and every day, the dog will then learn the ways on how to keep track of his boundaries and avoid the “off-limit” areas. In just a matter of weeks, you will be surprised on the grateful effects of the dog containment system has made to your dogs.

This is one simple way to teach your dog the right pet attitude while treating them right. You don’t have to be harsh in order to teach them the proper techniques because the dog containment system will simply do the rest of the job.

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Some Reasons Why a Dog Bites

By : MattR
It happens all too often; sometimes even the most mild tempered and obedient dog will do it. He or she bites, you or someone close to you and it's for no apparent reason. Now you're scratching you're head and digging through your mind trying to find the reason why your normally good dog has suddenly changed.

More often than not, when a dog that has never bitten before bites someone, the answer to why is almost in plain site. Yet, in the shock and excited aftermath of the dog bite you may overlook the potential simplicity of the situation and think only that your dog has become a bad dog. Your immediate reaction could easily be the reaction of overreacting and in doing so could cause more problems down the line.

The most immediate thing you should do is give your dog a thorough looking over. Sometimes overlooked when a dog bites a person they are familiar with is that there is a physical problem that was aggravated. The explanation for why your dog took a bite could be that he or she was merely reacting to the pain that was unknowingly inflicted by the victim.

Whether or not you see any visible signs of a physical problem that may have irritated your dog, you need to get them to a vet as soon as possible. By doing so you will be able to identify or eliminate any other medical reasons for it's happening, this will ensure that nobody else is harmed and will go a long way to preventing any follow up issues that may arise because of the bite.

Analyze the situation surrounding the moments leading up to when your dog bit. Pay careful attention to whether or not the person who was bit had unwittingly violated your dog's territory. It could be something so small as a toy, your dog's favorite place to rest or maybe the victim ventured too close to the food dish. Whatever the case, perhaps you're dog was only trying to protect what is his or hers.

If your dog has bitten somebody already or if he she does someday, keep in mind some of the potential reasons mentioned here. In situations like this cool heads always prevail, so take a step back and think the situation over before coming to any conclusions. You could save your dog, and yourself, from hassles that really have no need to take place.



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