And snakes don't bring fleas!!! (and their poop is not so offensive) And they don't knock over pots while running around... Can you tell we have a feral cat problem? Shmuel Silinsky Create your own email signature <https://wisestamp.com/email-install/…> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 5:48 PM, Leo Martin <stnalpsoel@gmail.com> wrote: > Native snakes tend to be much more effective rodent predators than > introduced cats. Snakes can crawl into rodent burrows. Cats also kill off > the snakes, as well as native birds. It takes quite a while for snake > populations to recover after cats are removed. > > My desert neighborhood is, sadly, a dumping ground for unwanted cats and > kittens. Most don't last long among the coyotes. A few survive for several > months, and kill off the king snakes. Rodent populations are higher here > when cats are present, and for a few years afterwards, until snake > populations recover. > > Leo Martin > Zone ? > Phoenix Arizona USA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…