On 2016-11-18 5:05 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Cats naturally avoid snakes same as other mammals

They do?? I have seen cats hunt and kill snakes, and my dog, a Belgium
Shepherd, has a special love of hunting and killing snakes. He doesn't
bother much with squirrels and rabbits that we see when out on walks,
but once in a while he gets into snake chasing mode and he is very
determined. Snakes are pounced on, grabbed, shaken and thrown, sometimes
in broken pieces.


and ticks are no
> problem if properly medicated (Frontline works well), I manage to get
> it on my ferals. Depending where you live, if in urban/surburban
> areas the greatest danger to cats are humans. In rural areas only a
> fool lets house cats go outside, in rural areas feral/barn cats
> survive quite well... in agricultural areas feral/barn cats are
> considered a great asset.
>