As human beings continue to clear more forest and lands where snakes naturally inhabit, these animals find other places to live. Consequently, they become more common in urban and rural communities. Although it is rare for a snake to enter a toilet, the event can cause panic among residents in a home. A very popular show on DSTV’s National Geographic Wild titled, “Snakes in the City,” gets millions of viewers per month because of they can relate with each occurrence in the show.
Days ago, Lance Corporal Bercy, a Nigerian Air Force persona, was bitten by a snake in her toilet. Her death is a good example of the panic that could happen among everyday people who come across snakes at home. This news led to widespread talks and fear all over the country. Nigerians have also been paying extra attention to their water closets and toilet bowls as a result. Some people are so scared of snakes that just seeing one can make them black out.
How snakes enter the toilet and how to prevent them.
A snake can get into an opening on the connecting pipes, the inspection chamber, septic tank, soak-away pit (like a big crack on the cover slab) and conveniently make its way into the pipe that links the toilet bowl to these structures. From there, it can find its way into the house. The vent pipe is usually the weakest point when it is not properly covered or its cover fall off and is left unattended. Snakes can also get into the toilet via open windows or even through the roof.
One of the ways of preventing a snake from getting into the house is by cleaning the drainage. Snakes can travel through drainage. So, if your drainage is not clean and is filled with stagnant drain water, snakes may travel through that and can reach your house. Snakes can move faster and more easily through water. If those drains are not covered and they are close to your house, the chances of snakes entering your house increases greatly. Also remember that toilet pipes and kitchen sinks are also connected to drainage, so it is important you cover your drains especially if that is close to your house.
Eliminating snake food and sealing all cracks.
Primary food sources are rodents, lizards, wall geckoes, and more. Snakes would likely come to where rodents love to hang out. What you should do is keep away anything that will attract rodents to your house. Rodents are found in toilets, kitchens and dirty places. It is your responsibility to make your environments clean – clear bush areas and cracks that can harbor these rodents. Try to weed your gardens if you have one. Weeding can be a lot of work and time-consuming, but it keeps the snakes (and rodents) away. It is easier to outsource weeding one’s premises to a manual laborer.
Snakes like hiding in cracks and crevices, especially the ones you are not aware of. Even small cracks are good enough to allow them to enter your house. You need to ensure that there is no crack from where they can enter. Check your home for cracks, broken screens, and such to make sure the snakes can’t find a way to slither inside your home. They can slither into a really small space, so make sure you do your best to patch up any holes they can get into. Other ways of preventing snakes from entering your home include: using snake repellents such as vinegar and cedar oil, using garlic spray, installing a sieve along the sewer and ensuring proper fumigation of the toilet.
Do not disturb a snake if you find it at home.
Vinegar is effective at keeping snakes out of bodies of water like ponds and swimming pools. Cedar oil has a powerful scent and gives off phenols that repel snakes. Garlic and onions are thought to be one of the most effective ways to repel snakes because they contain sulfonic acid, the chemical that causes us to cry when we chop onions. Snakes are highly sensitive to smells. They don’t like the smell of garlic or onion. Finally, if you find one in your toilet and you suspect it might be venomous, do not disturb it. Exit the bathroom and contact your local animal control officials.
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How to handle snake invasion in the toilet – Deforestation has caused these reptiles to be common in communities. – Express your point of view.
Very nice concept on how to prevent snakes. The tips are also very informative and true. Clearing of our drainages is also very important to be done.
The continued clearing of more forest and land by human humans forces snakes and other creatures to seek for new habitats as their original homes are destroyed.
Even though it’s extremely unlikely, the sight of a snake in the bathroom can send the occupants of a house into a state of terror.
As a direct consequence of this, Nigerians have also begun paying increased attention to the state of their water closets and toilet bowls. Simply being in the same room as a snake is enough to send some people into a panic attack for others.
Snake is one of the creature that is very dangerous and they can stay on both land and water conveniently.The major reason why they are common in the residential areas nowadays is mostly cause by human factors.
Simply being in the same room as a snake is enough to send some people into a panic attack for others.
The vent pipe is typically the weakest spot in the structure, especially when it is not adequately covered, when its cover falls off, and when no one pays attention to it.
The pipes in the bathroom and the sinks in the kitchen are both related to drainage, which is why it is essential that you cover your drains, particularly if they are located close to your home.
Cleaning out the drainage is one of the steps that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a snake entering the home. Snakes are able to navigate drainage systems.
This is helpful. It is important we take note of the things.. I love the level of awareness this content gives. It entails 75% of how we can prevent snake in our homes. I believe there are other ways though.
This information is really worth knowing and will come in handy in cases that might occur. Buh prevention is still rather good.
How to handle snake invasion in the toilet. Snake is very dangerous. We need do allot takes to chase snake out. Clearing of the forest within our community is very important
Snake are now common in our communities due to the fault of people deforestation make them leave the forest and come to their community to live prevention of how to handle snake should be well know cleaning of drainage well and any where they can possible hide to
This is important because of past experiences with people been killed one should endeavour not to leave cracks,have good drainage,eliminating snake foods,and weeding grasses.
The sight of snake would send a regular person into panic attack. These tips would be helpful to prevent them. Also onions and garlic would come in handy to repel them
With this information, i hope people get more enlightened on how snakes make their way to the closet and how to prevent all of that
Snakes are Venomous creature dangerous to cohabit with. Thanks to more enlightenment on our to handle snakes that found there way into our homes.
Thanks to the tips on how to prevent snakes from entering our houses. Snakes are dangerous animal that shouldn’t be allowed in our surroundings. They kills
Covering drains, especially those near your home, is important because bathroom and kitchen pipes and sinks are connected to drainage.
Snakes are dangerous and can live on land and water. Human factors are the main reason they’re widespread in residential locations.
The knowledge gained here is invaluable and will prove useful in a variety of potential situations. However, there is still value in preventing disease.