Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
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Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Snake removal and habitat reduction for Midlands properties. Most snakes on a property are following rodents, so reducing the food supply reduces the encounters.
A snake in a crawl space or garage is usually there for a reason, and that reason is almost always rodents. Reduce the rodent population and the habitat sheltering both, and snake encounters drop substantially.
It is also worth saying plainly that the large majority of snakes in South Carolina yards are non-venomous, and most are actively useful. Identification comes before anything else, because harmless species get killed constantly for resembling something dangerous.
Years of Local Service
local & Family-Owned Since 1955
Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.
Identify the species, remove it where removal is appropriate, seal ground level access, and reduce the rodents drawing them in.
We identify the species and assess the habitat: ground cover, woodpiles, rock walls and rodent activity.
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Removal where it is appropriate, and honest identification where the snake is harmless and better left alone.
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Sealing crawl space, garage and foundation gaps at ground level so snakes cannot get under or into the structure.
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Habitat and rodent reduction, which is the part that actually lowers how often you see them.
Modern stands behind its pest control work. If a problem comes back within a reasonable time after service, contact our team and we’ll help address it according to the service plan.
Quick answers on South Carolina’s venomous species, what you will usually actually see, and what to do if someone is bitten.
Six species in South Carolina: copperhead, cottonmouth, eastern diamondback, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake and eastern coral snake. Copperheads are by far the most commonly encountered.
Black racers, rat snakes, king snakes, garter snakes and brown snakes. All non-venomous. King snakes even eat other snakes, including venomous ones.
Rodent activity above all, plus tall grass, dense ground cover, woodpiles, brush, rock walls and standing water.
Get to medical care immediately. Do not apply a tourniquet, cut the wound, suction venom or apply ice. Keep the limb below heart level and stay still.
Snakes get into crawl spaces and garages through ground level gaps, following rodents. Actual living space entry is uncommon and usually means a significant opening somewhere. That is why snake work and rodent work go together so often.
Identification from memory is unreliable. Rat snakes and racers are mistaken for copperheads routinely, and most bites happen when someone tries to kill or handle a snake. If you can photograph it safely from a distance, we can help identify it before anything else happens.
Habitat and food supply do more than anything applied to the property. Commercial snake repellents have no good evidence behind them.
Backing away and calling is almost always the right response to a snake in the yard.
Generally no. Most South Carolina snakes are non-venomous and beneficial, and most bites happen when someone attempts to kill or handle one. Back away and call.
There is no good evidence for commercial snake repellents. Habitat modification and rodent control are what actually reduce snake presence on a property.
Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.
Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.