Snakes make good climbers on narrow branches.

Mar 04, A cold snap in Florida this past winter, for example, caused iguanas to fall out of their arboreal homes. To investigate, biologist Gary Gerald and his colleagues at Miami University in Ohio Author: Matt Kaplan. Many snakes climb up trees. While it rarely happens, many people are afraid of snakes falling out of trees and landing on their heads. Or, if you have a bird's nest in the tree, you may want to protect the eggs or baby birds from snakes.

Whatever your reason, a few tried-and-true solutions should prevent snakes from climbing up the trees in your landscape. Jun 11, At the end of May we learned the frightening news that snakes were falling out of trees in in Walter Pierce Park in Adams Morgan. Apparently, some snakes have migrated to Cleveland Park.

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Yesterday afternoon a reader sent the photo above and wrote: Just saw this guy take the plunge from a tree on Porter Street in Cleveland Park. It was terrifying. Sep 27, The snake climbed about halfway up, with us cheering it on, and then hung out on the tree trunk. We checked back on it over the rest of the night, and the next morning it was gone. No doubt to wait in the tree for us. Again, I'm not afraid of snakes, and I'm glad. Because live ones are falling from trees in my yard.