Snake Removal in Marietta, GA
Found a snake in the garage, the crawlspace or the flower bed? Around Marietta it's far more likely a rat snake chasing mice than anything dangerous — but you still want an answer. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
Snakes around your Marietta home
Most people who call about a snake in Marietta assume it's venomous. It almost never is. The large majority of calls turn out to be rat snakes — long, dark, and after the mice and rats that live around houses. Where they show up follows the house. The mid-century ranches across town sit on crawlspaces with foundation vents, and a snake following a mouse will slip right through a bent vent screen. Older homes have stone or brick foundations with gaps; newer ones have garages with a gap under the door.
Two rules apply to every snake in Georgia. The state has 47 native snake species, and only seven are venomous — and around Marietta homes the copperhead is the only one you're realistically likely to meet. And every non-venomous snake is protected by law; killing one is illegal. So the right response is to identify it, have it removed safely if it's inside or won't leave, and fix what drew it in.
Outside? Give it an hour
Here's the honest advice: a snake crossing the yard or sunning on the driveway will usually be gone within a few minutes to an hour. By the time anyone drives out, it's typically moved on, and you've paid for a trip. Keep kids and pets away, watch it from a distance, and let it leave. A snake inside the house, garage or crawlspace is different — call right away, because the longer you wait the harder it is to find.
What you're likely seeing in Cobb County
Georgia's seven venomous snakes are the copperhead, northern cottonmouth, Florida cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and eastern coral snake. In a Marietta yard, the copperhead is the one that matters — tan with darker hourglass bands, and very hard to see in leaves and mulch. Everything else you're likely to find, especially rat snakes, is harmless and useful. Don't trust internet tricks for telling them apart; let a pro make the call from a safe distance.
It's illegal to kill the harmless ones
Georgia's 40 non-venomous native species are protected by state law, and killing one is a violation. Beyond the law, going after a snake with a shovel is how most people get bitten — a snake can strike farther than you'd guess. A licensed pro removes the snake without harming a protected species and without putting you in range.
Why snakes come to your yard
Snakes are after two things: food and cover. Food is rodents — around bird feeders, in the crawlspace, under the shed. Cover is overgrowth: thick shrubs against the foundation, ivy, woodpiles, piles of stuff along the side of the house. Plenty of Marietta yards have decades of landscaping that's grown in close to the house. Thin that out and keep rodents down, and the yard stops being worth a snake's time. Repellents and mothballs won't do the job.
Copperheads near the house
Copperheads are the venomous snake Georgia DNR describes as doing well in suburbs, and a shady Marietta yard with mulch, leaf litter and stacked firewood is exactly their kind of place. They're most active in warm weather, especially around dusk. Wear shoes outside at night, use gloves when pulling leaves out of beds, and keep firewood off the ground and away from the door. If you see one near the house, keep people and pets back and call.
Crawlspaces and garages: closing the door
On a ranch house, the crawlspace is often where it starts: mice move in through a loose foundation vent, and a snake follows them. The pro removes the snake, then fixes the reason it came — metal screening on the foundation vents, a sweep on the garage door, and help getting the rodents under control. Once there's no food and no way in, the crawlspace stops attracting snakes.
Common snake questions in Marietta
There's a snake in my yard in Marietta — should I kill it?+
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A snake got into my garage or crawlspace — can a pro remove it?+
How do I keep snakes away from my house?+
Is it true most snakes in Georgia are harmless?+
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Other Marietta problems that come with snakes
Our wildlife crew handles these closely related problems — the ones that most often turn up with a snake issue.
Got more than snakes in Marietta?
A snake hanging around usually means there are rodents nearby — and rodents are seldom the end of a Marietta wildlife problem. See everything we handle locally on the Marietta wildlife removal hub, or jump to Georgia wildlife removal.
Want the background before you call? Read our statewide guide: Georgia snakes: which are venomous, and what is legal.
One call to your Marietta snake crew
Snakes come for food and cover. Take the snake but leave the mice and the overgrowth, and another one follows. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
- Local to Cobb County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Identify it, remove it, fix the draw. Safe handling for venomous and protected species, plus closing the gaps and cover that brought it in.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.