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Snake Removal and Control

A copperhead snake on the ground being held in a snare after being removed from under the porch of a house.

Snakes are reptiles belonging to the suborder Serpentes. They are found in most parts of the world, but like cold-blooded animals in general, snakes are especially common in warm climates like those of our Georgia service area.

Humane snake removal and control is one of our most in-demand summer wildlife control services. Like all cold-blooded animals, snakes become more active as the temperature increases; so we get a lot of hits on our site for the search term "snake exterminators in Georgia" during the warmer months.

But most snakes are harmless and greatly beneficial, so there really is no such thing as a "snake exterminator." Good judgment and discretion are necessary when performing snake control.

Snakes of Georgia

There are approximately 40 species of snakes found in Georgia. But only six of these species are venomous (or "poisonous") snakes:

Most of our Georgia snakes are not venomous nor harmful in any way. But because many snakes have similar coloration, non-professionals often have a hard time telling them apart. For this reason, and because of the obvious risks associated with handling snakes, untrained people shouldn't attempt to trap or remove snakes themselves.

Call us instead. We know how to tell dangerous snakes from harmless ones, and we have the know-how to safely remove any kind of snakes from your property.

When is Snake Control Necessary?

Snake removed from an Atlanta basement, wrapped around a twig

Snake removal job in Georgia. Snake control is a skilled profession requiring specialized training. Kids, don't try this at home!

With non-venomous snakes, that depends on your feelings about snakes. Most snakes feed on rats, mice, other small mammals,and insects that can transmit disease or cause damage to farm or garden damages. Consequently, many people don't mind sharing their landens with a few non-venomous snakes in return for their help keeping the vermin populations down. So unless snakes really creep you out, there's no need to disturb non-venomous snakes. Unless you accidentally step on one, they'll do no harm and much good.

Some people are deathly afraid of snakes, however, and just want them gone -- no matter whether they're venomous or not. And of course, most people (at least most people with a lick of sense) don't want wild snakes slithering around in their beds, nor even in basements, living rooms, or sensitive outdoor areas like children's sandboxes and play areas.

No worries. If you have venomous snakes in your basement or elsewhere in your home or property, we can remove them. And if having even a few non-venemous snakes in your garden creeps you out, we can safely and humanely remove them and release them far from your home, where they won't bother you again. The snakes may be a bit insulted, but they'll get over it.

Venomous Snake Control in Georgia

Venomous snakes, of course, must be removed when they get too close to human-occupied buildings, farms, or recreation areas. The bites of venomous snakes can be fatal to humans, domestic animals, and livestock; so trapping venomous snakes is a job for professionals.

At Rid-A-Critter, all of our animal control technicians have advanced training in poisonous snake control. In fact, we're the region's leader in professional snake removal. We have fully-trained technicians living, working, and providing snake control services in the Metro Atlanta area, Athens, Macon, Roswell, and all of Northern and Central Georgia, as well as in the Birmingham, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee areas.

Snake Control Gallery

Here are some pictures of snakes we've met in Georgia, as well as some of the non-toxic, environmentally-friendly snake control removal methods that our animal control technicians use to manage snakes. You can also click here to watch a video of Jeff removing a snake from behind the shutter of a home.

An Eastern brown snake coiled up on the ground among the weeds outside a house in Roswell, Georgia prior to being caught and relocated to the forest.
Brown snake removed from a house in Roswell
A live snake in a cage type trap that is attached to the roof of a house in Alpharetta, Georgia with a male animal control technician on a ladder removing the trap and the snake.
Snake removal from a house in Alpharetta
A shed snake skin lying across the threshold of the crawl space door at a house in Hiawassee Georgia.
Snake skin in a crawl space in Hiawassee
A shed snake skin about three feet long by about an inch in diameter on the concrete floor in the basement of a house in Carrollton Georgia.
Snake skin in the basement of a Carrollton home
A snake skin showing through the vent opening of the soffit of a house in Villa Rica Georgia.
Snake skin in a soffit in Villa Rica
A snake skin in the dirty insulation between the joists in the unfinished attic of a house in Woodstock Georgia.
Snake skin in an attic in Woodstock
Timber rattlesnake coiled up on some rocks next to a house in Ellijay Georgia.
Timber rattlesnake removed from a house in Ellijay
Snake being held in a snare after being removed from under the porch of a house in Hiawassee Georgia.
Snake removed from a house in Hiawassee
Screening applied over a pentagonal gable vent to keep snakes out of the attic of a house in Griffin Georgia.
Snake-proofing the attic of a house in Griffin
The hood of an old car is opened and there is a rat snake coiled up on top of the engine.
Rat snake under the hood of an old car
Young black rat snake in the gloved hand of an animal control technician after being removed from a house in Carrollton Georgia.
Black rat snake removed from a Carrollton home
Head and some of the body of a coiled black rat snake facing the camera in the fluffy insulation in the unfinished attic of a house in Cumming Georgia
Black rat snake in an attic in Cumming
Baby rat snake coiled between the gloved fingers of the technician who removed it from a house in Carrollton Georgia
Young rat snake removed from a house in Carrollton
Snake in a snare being removed from the lawn outside a house in Roswell Georgia
Snake removed from the yard of a Roswell home
The screen behind a foundation vent on a house in Hiram Georgia was displaced by a wire passed through the vent and has rodent stains along the bottom of the screen
How a rat snake got into a house in Hiram
Technician holding a rat snake stretched between his hands after removing it from a house in Hiram Georgia
Rat snake removed from a house in Hiram
King snake on the pavement after being removed from a house
King snake removed from a house in Woodstock
Copperhead snake being held in a snare after being removed from a garage
Copperhead snake removed from a garage
Snake removal technician holding a king snake vertically next to a toddler girl in Carrollton Georgia. The snake is longer than the girl is tall.
Little girl in Carrollton likes king snakes
Snake skin in the insulation of the attic of  house in Cornelia Georgia
Snake skin in the attic of a house in Cornelia
Baby copperhead snake coiled up inside a rain downspout with its head peeking out
Baby copperhead snake in a rain down spout
An Eastern coral snake, one of the venomous snakes found in Georgia, on the ground
Eastern coral snake, one of our venomous snakes
Close up of a copperhead's snake head. The snake is in a snare right behind its head.
Close-up of a copperhead snake's head
A king snake in the jaws of a snare, unharmed, being removed from a property
King snake removal by one of our technicians
A king snake attacking a rat snake, presumably to eat it.
King snake attacking a rat snake
A snake being removed from the roof of a house in Hartwell, Georgia
Snake being removed from roof in Hartwell
Snake removal worker with snake he removed from house in Hartwell, GA
Snake removed from a house in Hartwell
Snake skin on dirty insulation in an attic in Dacula, Georgia
Snake skin in an attic in Dacula, Georgia
A yellow rat snake in the grass in a lawn in Birmingham, Alabama
Yellow rat snake in Birmingham, Alabama
Snakes on and around a well cover in Dacula, Georgia
Snake control job in Dacula, Georgia

For help with snake control or any animal control problem, please call us today.

 

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Good morning, glad to back, was out 2 1/2 months cause I broke my leg, time to quote some houses
by Chris Collender
Mar 20, 2023 09:48:34 am.

In Tifton Ga giving a quote for a commercial building for squirrels and then headed to another commercial building in Americus Ga for bats. Ending the day in Macon Ga for a residential quote for Rats. Have a good day!
by Jason Arruda
Mar 13, 2023 11:57:15 am.

We have a crew heading out to remove a snake from under the porch of a house in Roswell, Georgia. It looks like an Eastern Brown Snake judging by the picture the customer sent. They're harmless, and even beneficial because they eat mice; but the customer wants it gone. We'll release the snake into the woods where it won't feel so unloved.
by Webmaster
Mar 10, 2023 10:14:02 am.

Scurrying in the attic, scratching in the walls sounds like you may have critters. Going to some homes today hearing these noises.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 10, 2023 09:34:34 am.

Wildlife exclusions for Bats, rats and squirrels are keeping us busy in Barnesville, Macon and Albany Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 09, 2023 10:44:54 am.

Headed to Vienna Ga after a customer referred they’re neighbors to us.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 08, 2023 10:35:37 am.

One of Our North Georgia Crews is Busy Doing an Early-Season Snake-Removal Job at a House in Alpharetta, Georgia
by Webmaster
Mar 08, 2023 10:15:23 am.

Helping the technicians today with a Bat Exclusion on Lake Jackson Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 07, 2023 10:47:30 am.

Started off in Rome ga, raccoons in the crawl space, then headed to Atlanta, ga, rats in the attic
by Chris Collender
Jan 05, 2023 11:48:37 am.

Happy New years, back at it, started off in Conyers ga, squirrels, then headed to Stone Mountain ga, rats in the attic, now In Gainesville ga, bats in the house
by Chris Collender
Jan 02, 2023 11:16:26 am.

Here's Wishing All of You a Merry Christmas from Rid-A-Critter!
by Webmaster
Dec 23, 2022 12:56:04 pm.

Rain rain go away, i need to quote some houses today, started off Snellville ga, squirrels have chewed several new holes, paid 2 companies to do patch work , never works long term, why she called us, we will give her a permanent solution
by Chris Collender
Dec 20, 2022 12:54:00 pm.

Beautiful day but Baby, it’s cold outside. Started the day in Athens ga, rats, then headed to Brasselton, ga, rats, then headed over to Oxford, ga, squirrels. Good times
by Chris Collender
Dec 19, 2022 12:42:44 pm.

Back in conyers, ga today, seems to be busy over here, flyers in the attic, headed to Ellenwood, ga, square
by Chris Collender
Dec 16, 2022 09:53:13 am.

Beautiful day, had 2 stops in Dacula, ga. Rats and squirrels, headed to conyers, ga. For another squirrel job.
by Chris Collender
Dec 15, 2022 12:15:22 pm.

Busy day in the rain, had two quotes in Alpharetta ga, flying squirrels in both homes, headed to Athens ga, squirrels in the attic.
by Chris Collender
Dec 14, 2022 12:45:29 pm.

Our North Georgia wildlife-removal specialists are squirrel-proofing the roof of a house in Jasper this morning. They're installing a metal animal barrier over the edge of the roof under the shingles to keep squirrels and other animals out of the attic.
by Webmaster
Dec 14, 2022 09:00:11 am.

Quoted a rental property In Atlanta ga, rats, them headed to Athens, ga, mice, then off to Snellville ga, squirrels in the attic
by Chris Collender
Dec 13, 2022 12:33:01 pm.

Finally no more rain, headed to Decatur ga, rental property, rats, headed to Monroe, ga, squirrels in a house, then back to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 12, 2022 03:51:16 pm.

Good day yesterday, other then the rain, started off in Dawsonville ga, rats, then headed to Lawrenceville ga, flyers, then headed to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 07, 2022 10:01:04 am.

Rainy day, started out in Duluth, ga, snakes found in the house, then headed to doraville ga, squirrels again, then 2 stops in Atlantic ga, rats. Busy day
by Chris Collender
Dec 05, 2022 03:25:03 pm.

Glad the rain stopped yesterday, we stood in Atlanta, ga. rats and squirrels, then headed to Duluth ga, squirrels again, then to Marietta ga, rats. Another good day
by Chris Collender
Dec 01, 2022 07:20:51 am.

Happy thanksgiving to all, it’s back to work, was in Decatur ga, rats, to off to McDonough ga, rats again, the headed to Douglasville ga, for grey squirrels, then I just left Carrollton ga, bats in attic
by Chris Collender
Nov 28, 2022 12:25:45 pm.

The management, staff, and logo animals of Rid-A-Critter wish all of our customers, suppliers, and Web site visitors a Happy and Save Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Thanksgiving from Rid-A-Critter
by Webmaster
Nov 23, 2022 10:05:14 am.

Cold day yesterday, started in Cedartown ga, squirrels in the soffits, had them last year, he tried to fix it himself last year, didn’t work. Headed to Mableton ga, squirrels again, then 2 stops in Marietta ga
by Chris Collender
Nov 22, 2022 08:21:48 am.

Rainy day, started off in Cleveland ga, bats in the ridge vents, then headed down to Atlanta ga, rats in the basement, then off to Douglasville ga, squirrels chewing holes threw customers shingles
by Chris Collender
Nov 15, 2022 03:36:15 pm.

It’s a cold Monday, was out in Monroe ga this morning, customer has had a constant issue with squirrels, then out 3 jobs in Atlanta ga, rats rats rats.
by Chris Collender
Nov 14, 2022 11:51:04 am.

Busy day yesterday, started off in Hoschton ga, rats, then out to a rental property in Atlanta, rats, then to Jonesboro ga, rats, then up to Athens ga, squirrels, good times.
by Chris Collender
Nov 10, 2022 10:19:13 am.

Was out in ellijay ga today, rats in crawl space, then headed to Hiawasse ga, flyers in attic, in Athens ga now, raccoons in a house
by Chris Collender
Nov 08, 2022 11:38:20 am.

Did a quote yesterday in Watkinsville, ga bats, and a quote for snakes, different houses, then off the Athens, ga snakes in a crawl space, has mice too. Then over to Covington, squirrels in the attic
by Chris Collender
Nov 03, 2022 09:32:16 am.

Was in Sharpsburg ga, squirrels are chewing threw the shingles to get into the attic, then off to Fayetteville ga, bats in the attic. Headed to Duluth ga, squirrels chewing threw the roof junctions and now in Atlanta ga, for rats
by Chris Collender
Oct 31, 2022 01:43:13 pm.

Went to Rome ga, squirrels for years, then off to Stone Mountain ga, previous customer new house, squirrels again. Headed to Bishop ga, guess for what, squirrels. Seems like theme
by Chris Collender
Oct 26, 2022 01:29:38 pm.

Rid-A-Critter provides snake removal and control in all of North Georgia, including Athens, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cumming, Dacula, Doraville, Ellijay, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Macon, Milton, Norcross, Rome, Roswell, Suwanee, Villa Rica, Winston, Woodstock, Young Harris, and everywhere in between.

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