...or "How To Avoid the 3 S's of Arizona".  Yep, snakes, scorpions and spiders.  As you are looking around for your new home, you may want to take into consideration the 3 S's.  Keep in mind, these critters can be anywhere given our proximity to the desert and some areas have more.  Where we live, we tend to run in to all three from time to time and had I been more aware of their presence, I may have thought twice about living here.  However, I really love it here, so we take a few steps to keep them away.

1.  Be regular about your pest control service.  They can't do much for snakes and scorpions, but they can help keep the spider and other bugs I have never seen before away.

2.  I have been told that diatomaceous earth helps repel scorpions.  Also, make sure your house is properly sealed.

3.  Get a snake repellant.  We have used Dr. T's, at the suggestion of a friend, and haven't seen one since.

As a native of Arizona, I wouldn't think of living anywhere else.  So if loving it here means putting up with the 3 S's, I'll do it.

Happy Home Hunting!