What is a snake fence?



Are you having a problem with snakes turning your yard into their favorite park? Well, perhaps you've tried every possible way that you can to get rid of them, but none seems to work great! Since your yard is also the place your children love roaming about and playing around, having snakes moving around in the same yard could pose a threat to your pets and members of your family. Therefore, if you're looking forward to keeping your home snake-free, having a snake fence erected at the perimeter of your home or around your property is the best bet. Even if your home has attractants that could make your home a paradise for these creatures, having a snake-proof fence around your home makes your home of no use to them.

Now, what's a snake fence?
Snake fences involve creating a barrier that snakes can't go through or get over. When it comes to snake fencing, there's no specific type of fence set for snakes. But instead, it involves a combination of modifications on the existing fences to make them snake resistant. By modifying the existing fences and gates and creating new ones, you can create a low-profile barrier that keeps snakes away. Though building a snake fence could be the last resort in keeping your home safe from intruding snakes, it's a wide-scale effort that will ensure no snake ever gets into your compound.

Before you build a snake fence, you should decide on the type of fence you want to install: whether you need an expensive solid wall around your home or want to build a snake fence on a budget. If you want to build a less-costly snake fence, you can change your landscape or use construction netting. Below are some of the widely used snake fences you might want to use to protect your property or home.

Steel mesh fence
Steel mesh is one of the most reliable ways of keeping snakes, rodents, and other critters away from your property, thereby keeping your pets and family safe. Whether you want a snake-free and safe outdoor playground for your children, keep your pets safe, or keep other critters and vermin out of your home, getting a steel mesh fence erected is one of the surest ways to keep your home safe.
If you want the best results out of your mesh fence, choose the right design and material that keeps your home safe while not harming the snake. Steel mesh is always manufactured with a wide range of mesh roll sizes, wire diameters, and aperture dimensions. As such, you should go for a mesh that will work perfectly for your compound.
A standard welded wire steel mesh has the following properties:
0.6-1mm wire diameter
6.5mm x 6.5mm mesh wire centers
Roll size (600 or 900 or 600mm x 30m for the 0.6 mm diameter mesh, and 1000mm x 30m for the 1mm steel mesh)

Catch net fencing: This type of snake fence can catch snakes as well as other animals. Temporary or construction landscape barriers: This type of snake fencing uses plastic mesh or plastic fabric. Having in mind that some snake fences without adequate snake-proofing features might not work effectively, choosing the best type of snake fence for your property is the key to successfully keeping away snakes.

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