How to keep snakes out of yard. Truth and Fiction?
Question:How do you minimize the amount of snakes in your yard? I live in Georgia so we get a good bit. The grass is cut low and the cats are in the yard.
Here are some things I have heard.
Moth Balls - I also have a friend who had a snake laying on the moth balls in his shed.
Lyme - I have heard this irritates their skin and they will move along. Anyone else know?
Any other suggestion.
Answers:
Lime will not work, and mothballs are a waste of time. Do a search for `Snake-A-Way`, the makers claim it is scientifically proven to work.
There are snake fences, that do just that thing. In addition there is chemical repellents as well, check site below:
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I heard cedar mulch is poisonous to most snakes.
Or cedar shavings that you'd get for a hamster's cage
moth balls do generally work, but you don't want your dogs or cats eating them.
I use my .22 to minimize them.
There is a product that claims to be an effective snake repellent. It is non-toxic.
See http://www.snakestop.com/
Go to the feed and grain - Buy Tiger Brand Sulfer. I grew up in Puntney, Ga.
Plant Centaury around your yard.
It repels snakes. I'm a witch, and this is an old herbal remedy that works great, and the flowers are beautiful too.
Not being a smartmouth, but the best way is to make sure there is no "snake" food around. That includes rodents, frogs, fish in ponds or streams and in some cases, large insects. Snake food also depends on type of snake. If you have snakes, they are an environmental friend--keeping rodents out of your home and garage but most people do not like snakes. Another way to keep snakes out of your yard is to remove habitat. That means prevent piles of leaves and mounds of mulched vegetation, sticks and wood piles and keep landscape vegetation low and remove hiding and dwelling places. Most snakes are extremely shy and will hide in old tires, boxes, piles of papers, you name it. So get rid of storage items that will provide shelter, especially shelter from hot sun in the summer. They like dark places. They also like hot asphalt and concrete after the sun goes down. Last of all, if you must use a chemical, you can use borax (not borateem) or a ground sulphur powder around the perimeter of your place and in areas where they will hide.(but I don't think that chemicals work all that well).
powdered sulphur
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