If you reside in a nation or region where snakes are prevalent, you may have once observed one in your garden or backyard. It’s never enjoyable because snakes are an animal that causes people to react strongly; who wouldn’t want to keep them away from their property?
You may have heard that dog poop deters snakes if you own a dog. I don’t recall where I first heard this, but I decided to find out how true it is.
Don’t Allow the Snake to Free Roam
Even if you feel comfortable leaving your dog or cat alone with your snake, it is best to keep the snake out of harm’s way by preventing it from roaming the house with other animals.
We are aware that cats and dogs are predators who naturally prey on smaller animals.
Therefore, if your pet snake is in a room with a dog or cat, it only takes a split second for something terrible to happen if you let your guard down.
Make sure the snake is constantly watched if you must remove it from the tank. When the snake is not in its enclosure, try to keep dogs, cats, and other large animals in a separate room.
Cats Are Predators of Snakes
Cats are one of the few domesticated animals that have fully retained their ancestors’ instincts for hunting, and they use these abilities every day whether they are inside a home or outside in the natural world.
This makes cats quite deadly to smaller animals, which means that encounters between cats and snakes are likely to turn out badly.
A Snake May Seem Like Prey to a Cat
Cats are carnivores, so they spend a large portion of their day stalking and hunting anything that moves like prey.
They won’t necessarily try to kill or subdue anything they can get, but that doesn’t mean they will always eat what they catch.
A cat might think that a small, slithering reptile in the backyard would make the ideal prey.
A snake will eventually learn this hunting technique, but if it can’t flee in time, a cat encounter can quickly go from stressful to fatal for the snake.
FAQ
Do dogs fear snakes?
Dogs simply aren’t afraid of snakes, which is probably why so many of our beloved canine companions end up in veterinary emergency rooms for envenomations. Whether we all truly share an innate fear of snakes is still debatable, but the case is much clearer in dogs.
What pets keep snakes away?
Snakes are naturally eaten by cats, foxes, raccoons, turkeys, pigs, and guinea hens. An efficient natural snake deterrent is to have these animals on or near your property. Additionally, you can get fox urine from the store to use as a natural snake deterrent.
Do dogs sense snakes?
A: No, most breeds cannot smell reptiles. Retrievers, Bloodhounds, Basset Hounds, and Beagles are the only breeds with the strongest sense of smell, and they are the only ones that can detect snakes just by smell.
Can a dog fight a snake?
Dogs can kill snakes, and it’s not uncommon to find people using them to deter snakes from entering their properties. There are some dog breeds that will be more inclined to hunt and kill reptiles than others, but there are no dog breeds that have been selectively bred over time to kill snakes.