Houston, Texas
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Snake Removal in Houston, Texas
If a snake turns up in a garage, a utility room or a flower bed on the north side of Houston, step back, bring pets inside and keep an eye on where it goes. Then call Michael Gerbino of Cypress Critters & Pests at 713-775-8799. He removes the snake, finds out what drew it to the property, and closes the gaps it used. His Houston snake work covers the FM 1960 area, Champions, Willowbrook and the Cypress Fairbanks side.
Why do snakes show up near Houston bayous and drainage ditches?
Snakes follow water and food, and the bayous and drainage channels on the north side have both. Frogs, fish, lizards and rodents live along the banks, and snakes hunt them there. When heavy rain fills the channels, snakes move up and out, and the nearest dry, sheltered spot is often a garage, a shed or the base of a fence.
Texas Parks and Wildlife says the western cottonmouth is found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams. It also lists copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and coral snakes among the venomous snakes of eastern Texas. Plenty of harmless snakes live in the same places, and the two can be hard to tell apart. Treat any snake as one that could be dangerous. If someone is bitten, call 911.
| Place on the property | Why a snake likes it | What helps |
|---|---|---|
| Garage | Mice come in under the door, and boxes give cover | A new door sweep and a clear floor along the walls |
| Pool pump and filter pad | Warm, damp, with frogs nearby | Keep the pad clear and close gaps under covers |
| Fence line along a bayou or ditch | A direct path from the water | Short grass and no stacked debris |
| Under a deck or shed | Shade, plus rodents to hunt | Close the gap with buried mesh |
| Crawl space under a raised house | Cool, dark and rarely visited | Repair the skirting and vent screens |
How Michael handles it here
Michael removes the snake with the right tools while everyone stays back. Then he looks for the reason it came: rodent droppings in the garage, a gap under a door, a broken crawl-space vent or a pile of lumber against the fence. The snake you can see is usually not the whole story. If rats are living in the garage or the attic, another snake will come looking for them.
That is why removal is paired with sealing. Door sweeps, vent screens, A/C line openings and the space under decks and sheds are closed with metal and buried mesh, the same method used for every animal on the animal exclusion and live trapping page. What to do in the first minutes after you spot one is laid out on the main snake removal page. Texas Parks and Wildlife asks people not to kill a snake, even a venomous one, and trying to do it puts you within striking distance.
Snake in the garage right now? Call 713-775-8799 and keep watching it from a safe distance.
What goes into the quote?
Taking one snake off an open garage floor is quick. Finding one that has hidden in a cluttered shed, or sealing a crawl space and clearing out the rodents that keep drawing snakes in, is more work. Michael tells you what each part involves after he has seen the property.
Nearby
Snake removal in nearby towns is on the Cypress snake page and the Klein snake page. In Houston, a snake in the garage often means rodents are close by, so see rat and mouse control in Houston. The low spaces that hide snakes also need the sealing described on the Houston exclusion page. The Houston page lists everything else, and you can write through the contact page. For a snake anywhere on the north side, Michael is at 713-775-8799.
Questions people ask about snake removal in Houston
Is a snake by a Houston bayou more likely to be venomous?
Not necessarily, but water is where some venomous snakes like to be. Texas Parks and Wildlife says the western cottonmouth lives in sluggish waterways, marshes and streams across the eastern half of Texas. Harmless water snakes live in the same places and can look similar. From a distance you cannot be sure, so keep back, keep pets away and let Michael identify it.
Why did a snake come into my garage after a storm?
Heavy rain pushes snakes out of flooded ground near bayous and ditches, and they look for the closest dry cover. A garage with a gap under the door, boxes along the wall and a few mice is an easy choice. Michael removes the snake, then closes the door gap and checks for the rodents that make the garage worth staying in.
What can a Houston homeowner do to keep snakes out of the yard?
Take away cover and food. Keep the grass short along the fence, especially where it backs to a ditch or bayou. Move firewood and lumber off the ground and away from the walls. Clear leaves from around the pool equipment and deal with any rats or mice. Then have the gaps under doors, sheds and decks closed so snakes have nowhere to settle.
Can snakes get under a raised house?
Yes. A raised house with broken skirting or torn crawl-space vent screens offers cool, dark space that snakes and the rodents they hunt both like. From there a snake can find a gap around the plumbing into the house. Michael repairs the skirting and vent screens with metal mesh, burying it at the base where needed, so the space under the floor is closed off.
Contact Us Anytime
Michael handles raccoons, opossums, squirrels, rats and snakes day or night. He inspects the whole house to find every way in, catches the animals alive, and seals the openings so they cannot come back. He also repairs the damage they leave behind.
Call or Text Michael
(713) 775-8799
Cypress Critters & Pests
Cypress Critters & Pests is owner-operated by Michael Gerbino: humane wildlife exclusion, live trapping and pest control around Cypress, Spring, Tomball, The Woodlands, Klein and Houston.
