On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:04:12 -0700, earl wrote:

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And now to a message I received from reader E. Stewart, regarding
humane ways to discourage snakes from taking up residence on your
landscape:

Since I started keeping guineas, I've seen almost no snakes(alive, that is).
I've seen a few small dead ones that the guineas killed, and have actually seen
the guineas escorting larger snakes to the edge of the property, but the guineas
usually spot snakes before I see them nowadays. Of course, that includes ANY
snakes. The guineas don't care whether it's a good snake or a bad snake. They
don't seem to like any snakes.