Rat Snake Brick Wall Attic

Plumbers and architects must pay attention to minute construction jobs when handling minor installations.

Rat snake brick wall 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. As long as there s food the snakes live up there. Aside from getting heat snakes can invade attics for shelter and food. Snake going through weephole to get inside a client s garage.

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. Holes in wall materials especially pipes and wires can serve as entry points for snakes in the attic. 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.

Rats leave a very distinct odor and snakes simply follow the rat trails up into the attic in order to catch prey. Rats in the walls or mice in the attic can cause a lot of damage. Rats enter buildings through small holes the size of a quarter or cracks as narrow as 1 2 inch across. Also make sure any gaps are sealed to help stop this problem.

This snake was not stuck. Snakes climbing into attics is such a common problem that pest removal services regularly encounter it.