This is Virginia. I can guarantee that he's got raccoons, foxes, skunks, black snakes and coyotes, even though they're not mentioned in the article. Depending on where exactly in the Valley he is, he may also have bobcats. I live in a subdivision and have all of the above, except maybe the bobcats, and I don't even have any livestock.
We had a neighbor that just threw corn on the ground with a pan of water nearby and she attracted more wildlife then she wanted including black snakes.