EZ-Off Pole Guard for 2" Square Poles

When we found a snake in one of our gourds, we replaced our home made snake guard with this model. We very carefully followed the directions as we installed the new guard. Unfortunately, in less than a week we found a snake in another gourd. A few days later we experienced another snake attack. The problem appears to be with the external piano hinge. We believe that if a snake can reach the bottom of the guard, he can easily hitch up along the hinge to gain access to the gourds above. If the hinge were on the inside of the guard, it would work perfectly. We have since wrapped the pole with bird netting above the snake guard and that appears to be an effective deterrent. Editor: Your feedback is very important and we thank you for taking the time to call us back to discuss this.