Just as everything is going well, my wife who has got a very bad phobia of snakes spotted 3 in the same amount off days. The first 2 were in close proximity to the house and the 3rd basking on a large fallen tree. My 72 year old nieghbour informed me that the smallest one the 1st that was hanging around the cellar doors was a viper, and the other 2 looked like they came from a Spielburg film set were harmless but none the less, enough to give many a sleepless night's for my wife. The locals have given me many remedies, from saucers of milk dosed with poison (as they used to do 20years ago), and even beating them with yesterdays bread. I have bought some repellant but would be grateful for any tips to keep the slippery little (& large) so and so's at bay They are welcome in the garden if they behave themselves but our house and cellars are strictly out of bounds. Cheers, Dave N.