Rat Snake Brick Wall Attic

Snake going through weephole to get inside a client s garage.

Rat snake brick wall attic.

As long as there s food the snakes live up there. Rats in the walls or mice in the attic can cause a lot of damage. Holes in wall materials especially pipes and wires can serve as entry points for snakes in the attic. Climbing snakes are usually lured into attics by the smell of rats so making sure there is no reason for a snake to want to climb into your attic is essential.

Rats enter buildings through small holes the size of a quarter or cracks as narrow as 1 2 inch across. Mice and rat control and removal should only be attempted by people who understand the danger these animals can present. This snake was not stuck. Rats climb brick rock logs stucco or any rough surface and can access locations high or.

It was coming and going freely from this client s walls through the weep holes and attic. It is pointing at the head of a 5 black rat snake sticking out of a small weep hole on a brick house under the charcoal grill. Rats leave a very distinct odor and snakes simply follow the rat trails up into the attic in order to catch prey. Plumbers and architects must pay attention to minute construction jobs when handling minor installations.

In every case i ve ever seen involving snakes in an attic there were also rodents in the attic usually rats. Also make sure any gaps are sealed to help stop this problem.