Why snakes turn up after heavy rain
When drains and burrows flood in the wettest months, snakes move somewhere dry, and this notice tells residents what to do when one turns up in a void deck, riser room or carpark.
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Monthly estate flyers
Twelve notices, one for each month, following Singapore's seasons and festivals. Each one covers the wildlife residents are most likely to meet that month and what to do about it.
When drains and burrows flood in the wettest months, snakes move somewhere dry, and this notice tells residents what to do when one turns up in a void deck, riser room or carpark.
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Fruit offerings, oranges by the door and open hampers feed macaques, mynas, crows and pigeons, so this notice shows how to enjoy Chinese New Year without teaching wildlife where the food is.
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Mynas, pigeons and crows look for nesting cavities from around March, and humane deterrence before eggs are laid is both the kinder and the cheaper route.
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Stinging-insect activity rises with the April heat, so this notice covers where nests and swarms turn up, how to walk away from them, and when a sting is an emergency.
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Water monitors follow pools, ponds and drains in the hottest months, and this notice sets out the poolside rule for residents and staff: give it space and a clear exit.
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June puts more children on estate grounds than any other month, and three simple rules cover nearly every wildlife encounter they might have.
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Hornet colonies are at their largest in the drier weeks of the Southwest Monsoon, and most stings happen at BBQ pits and gatherings, not in the forest.
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Food left at void decks and kerbs during the seventh lunar month is found within hours by birds, macaques and wild boar, so this notice explains how to keep the custom and lose the wildlife problem.
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Snake sightings rise when the rains return, and the safest response is also the simplest: stop, back away and call a trained responder.
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Inter-monsoon squalls shake nests loose and flood burrows, and a twenty-minute walk-round after each storm keeps the surprises small.
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When the heaviest rain of the year fills drains and culverts, snakes and monitor lizards look for somewhere dry, and this notice tells residents and security what to do when one is in the carpark.
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Year-end gatherings leave crumbs and open bins across common areas, and this notice explains the five things that stop a pigeon, myna or crow roost from forming.
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Site notice
A toolbox-talk notice for the site office: what the crew should do when works disturb snakes, monitor lizards, wild boar or hornet nests, and who to call.
Land clearing, piling and drainage works push snakes, monitor lizards, wild boar and hornet nests into the work zone, and this notice gives the crew the numbers to call and the do's and don'ts for the toolbox talk.
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