They're so awesome! We live in the suburbs and we have one that lives I'd say 8 out of the 12 months under our back patio deck. She comes out every year with a baby or two. We only have cats so they eat the cat food out back. While we've thought to have them removed and rehomed to the forests, we live only 3 blocks from a large forest so they come here for a reason. I found out they eat moles and we have tons of them because we don't spray our lawns. Not spraying the lawn and having no dogs she just comes here to have her babies. We have no snakes. They are amazing creatures.