PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small animal pole-climbing prevention device capable of more effectively preventing a small animal such as a snake from climbing an electric pole.SOLUTION: A small animal pole-climbing prevention device includes an inverted bowl-shaped shade section 2 having an installation hole on a center part, and mounted on an electric pole P in the state where the electric pole P is inserted into the installation hole, a wall part 3 extending downward from the lower end of the shade section 2, for covering the periphery of the electric pole P, and an opening/closing mechanism 5 for opening cylindrically the wall part 3 in the state where external force is not applied thereto, and for closing the wall part 3 when external force is applied thereto by contact with a snake S.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】蛇などの小動物が電柱に昇るのをより効果的に防止可能な小動物昇柱防止装置を提供する。【解決手段】逆椀状で中央部に装着孔を有し、この装着孔に電柱Pが挿入された状態で電柱Pに取り付けられる笠部2と、笠部2の下端から下方に延び、電柱Pの周囲を覆う壁部3と、外力がかからない状態では壁部3を筒状に開口し、蛇Sが接触して外力がかかると壁部3を閉じる開閉機構5と、を備える。【選択図】図1