I've never seen a cottonmouth problem at ponds. Maybe they're there, but too shy to show themselves.
The watersnakes can get overly plentiful, but they're harmless. Other than shooting them, I don't have a solution. Maybe king snakes would do the trick.
Edit:
Cats are poor to useless at snake control. Chickens will taddle tale on them, but won't kill the big ones. As someone said, guinea fowl are excellent at killing or running off all snakes, but they have noise and poop problems. I rather live with an occasional snake than all that noise and mess.
Last edited by bobad; 04/14/09 01:13 PM.
