Take note: 4 places where snakes can hide in your home

Snakes can enter your home, especially in search of food , shelter, or to regulate its temperature. They do so through small cracks, holes, or gaps in doors, windows, or foundations . What are the 5 most common places they can hide in a home?

Your efforts to keep them away may ultimately fail, so it's important to follow a series of tips provided by specialists to avoid unpleasant surprises. The Decosfera website mentioned that snakes will try to find any space to enter your home.

"They'll try to get in especially if they detect food in the home, such as small rodents. This could be an open door, an opening in the garage, an unsealed basement access, or even a window or a crack in the attic in the case of a climbing snake. If there are tree branches touching windows, this could be another entry route for these reptiles," they noted.

(See more: Did You Know? Here's What You Shouldn't Eat If You Have Fatty Liver) Here are the common hiding places:

1- The basement or a cellar due to its cool and in many cases quiet environment.

2- Laundry rooms are a natural attraction, as these reptiles tend to feel comfortable in humid environments. 3- Kitchens are areas of your home where they feed. They can hide behind appliances. 4- Hot water pipes also become a favorite space for this species, as they are places where they can curl up and feel warmth. How should snakes be scared away?

Denfor, a company specializing in pest control, mentioned one way to keep these animals away in information that can be viewed on its website. "The first thing you should do to scare away snakes is to identify the type of snake lurking around your home to find the most effective method . Not all snakes are the same and, therefore, they don't all behave the same way," they stated. (See more: How to improve memory after age 50? These are the 7 tips.) In this sense, they clarified that depending on the area you live in and the climate, you may find a specific type to also determine its danger. " For this, it's best to take a picture when you find it and show it to a pest control professional, who will tell you what to do," they added. “On the other hand, avoid using poisons or chemical repellents yourself, as these are harmful to the environment, pets, and even people. In addition, some pesticides for snakes are prohibited. Furthermore, you should know that using traps and repellents is a patch and won't eliminate the problem in the future. To prevent and scare them away, it's also necessary to be familiar with them and their behavior,” they concluded.