I want to thank those of you that replied to my questions. Cazador, I found your information helpful and plan to get the book you suggested. Crazy Hedgehog, I wish I liked snakes as much as you. I tried to talk myself into believing they were nothing to be sqeamish about, but it didn't work. I have not gone into that corner of our yard this week. Plan to let them be till Spring. Hopefully, when we get a fence up and our dog has the run of the yard, it will cure the problem, at least in the back yard. I can deal with that. If the dog starts encountering them and does not leave them alone, will have to have them removed. I'm not that religious, but they are God's creatures also, and I would rather not kill them. If they were poisonous, that would be a different story as far as I am concerned. I live in Southern Wisconsin only miles from the Illinois border, and if you live nearby, Crazy Hedgehog, you would be more than welcome to scarf them all up. My neighbor would be grateful also. Thanks again and you all take care.
olddeej