Snake on nearby property

by Rosemary Hesse

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Does anyone know of a snake repellent so as to keep the snake away?

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Eli mackewich on May 21, 2015
pigs are natural enemies of a snake. Go to a local farm or find someone with a pot belly pig, get some fresh poop break it up and scatter along your property line, don't be shy with the amount, go for it! I have used this for years around my gardens, barns and root cellar. In fact I have a King snake in the garden which will not leave now for two years because he won't cross the line. I refresh each spring. The smell isn't really all that bad and only lasts for about a few hours to a day for our noses. We have rattle snakes and Copper heads really bad here in Kentucky. We have 150 mountain acres, and none have shown around the homestead. I have used in Florida, Wyoming, Ill, Mo, and ky worked every time without fail!

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Cts722148 on May 22, 2015
Goats

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Denise on May 22, 2015
Spread some mothballs around.

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- Terri Cheney on May 22, 2015
  @Denise I spent a fortune on a special repellant at pest control. It was crushed mothballs. Definitely the way to go.
  
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Sarah @ {Home-ology} modern vintage on May 22, 2015
Or maybe make friends with it? I know that might be hard to fathom, but most snakes are non-venomous and are beneficial for eating those venomous snakes as well as disease-carrying rodents. We have several on the property - they don't bother us, and we don't bother them. (Whether you know it or not, you're rarely more than 4' away from a snake when outdoors.)

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Hyacinth W on May 22, 2015
Spray around the yard with Jeyes Fluid you can find it in hardware stores. It is not harmful to pets not plants

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- Carole on May 22, 2015
  @Hyacinth W I beg to differ. Jeyes Fluid is harmful to cats. The presence of snakes can be cut down a little by doing a bit of an audit in your garden. What do you have in your yard that appeals to snakes and may attract them? All snakes need to drink water. If there is a water source in your garden it may attract them. Likewise if you have small pets such as rabbits or guinea pigs housed outside in hutches. Chickens also attract snakes as their feed attracts vermin such as rats and mice and rats and mice attract snakes. If you have a pond or stream or dam close by that has frogs that may also attract them as some snakes feed on frogs and suchlike. Keep your garden tidy and do away with wood piles and such and also long grass. All places where snakes can hide.
  
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Nay1205709 on May 22, 2015
Try mothballs. I used to live out in the country and we had northern copperheads worked for me . Good luck! Hate snakes and spiders they freak me out.

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- Carole on May 22, 2015
  @Naysprouse They may be scary but snakes keep the rodents down and spiders keep the flies down. We get both snakes and spiders in abundance where we live and some of the spiders can inflict a fatal bite as can the snakes. They won't generally attack unless they feel threatened. It pays to be snake and spider aware and keep your wits about you in the garden to avoid stepping on them or disturbing them and also to keep your pets inside if you know a snake is lurking in your garden. You can call wildlife services to get them safely removed, depending where you live. You should never tackle a snake yourself or try to kill one. That is when most bites occur.
  
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Marion Nesbitt on May 23, 2015
If it's not poisonous, I would leave him be. As mentioned above, they clean up bugs, etc..

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Pammy on May 23, 2015
Can you have a Ginny birds where you live? They eat snakes and bugs and are very loud watch birds.

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Kaye Watkins on May 23, 2015
Moth balls are deadly.... any child or pet that eats one will be very sick. What's wrong with a snake??? They are an important part of nature.

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BS on May 23, 2015
Sorry, I don't know how to keep snakes at bay, but I do know that moth balls are extremely toxic. Please don't scatter them around your yard!

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Cecil Wills on May 23, 2015
Use a hemp rope around the area you want to protect, for some reason they won't cross.

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- Anita on Mar 26, 2016
  I've heard of using hemp rope also. Perhaps the stickers of the hemp is to abrasive to their skins.
  
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Kathy Ruth on Jun 08, 2015
We love our snakes. They eat loads of pests, both insects and rodents. What I'D like to do is keep the neighbor's dogs and cats away! (No leash law where we live.)

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