508-762-4388 We run a professional wildlife removal business operating in Newton, Massachusetts. We service the whole Middlesex County metropolitan area, and do much of our work in Newton. We are a full-service Newton animal trapping and removal company. We specialize in wildlife only, and are not like a regular Newton pest control company or Newton exterminator. We use humane methods to solve wild animal problems in Massachusetts. We solve the root of the problem, by performing home repairs to keep animals out, and preventative measures in addition to critter trapping and removal. We offer a variety of services, from animal damage repair to waste cleanup, dead animal removal and odor control, and more. We handle several nuisance wildlife species, including squirrels, raccoons, snakes, skunks, and opossums. We also perform bat removal and bird control services, and rodent control, including poison-free mouse and rat removal. Give us a call any time at 508-762-4388 to discuss your Newton animal control issue, and to schedule a fast appointment.



Newton wildlife control tip of the month:

Snake Trapping: How To Trap a Snake

When you consider using Newton pest control traps to get rid of snakes in your property, you have to know which species you are dealing with. Some methods will catch a snake, but will not work on other species of snake. Also, when you try to trap them, have in mind that some of them are poisonous, and you have to be extremely cautious when dealing with them. Glue traps are most common one if you want to catch a snake. It is effective and it is humane for the snake. The Newton animal control glue trap is actually a box with a lure inside and once a snake enters it, it gets stuck on the glue. To release the snake, you have to pour oil on it to get it loose. Snakes love catching their pray alive, so placing dead bait will not interest them. You can use mice, rodents or eggs as a bait to lure the snake in. There is also scented bait made especially for snakes that you can buy.



Minnow trap is actually a cylindrical shaped wired mesh with holes for snakes to come in. You can use eggs as bait, and it is a good way of catching a lot of snakes at once. The problem with these Newton exterminator traps is that if you catch a venomous snake, you also have to release it, and it can bite you once released. So this is a good way of catching non-venomous snakes. It is easy to set aNewton animal trapping trap. You just have to find a place where you’ve seen a snake and where they usually move. Camouflaging a trap is pointless, you just have to place it and it will work. Traps have to be checked often because if a snake dies in it, it will rot quickly.

What to do once the snake is caught? Well first thing you shouldn’t do is to touch the snake with your bare hands. When you release the snake after catching it, you should be at least one mile away from home. A place where you release the snake should be unpopulated, without Newton wildlife removal people, places like state parks because there the snake will have the biggest chance of staying alive. You should wear long pants and gloves when you release it. Most snakes you release will just slither away once you open the trap, but nevertheless, you should be cautious when releasing them if you do not want to get injured.

To learn more about our Newton pest animal removal services, visit the Middlesex County animal trapping and removal home page or give us a call at 508-762-4388.