i do not have an infestation but ive found one while diging to plant a shrub in a flower bed, and then a skin while weeding in another bed. I DO NOT like snakes! these were both under 12 inches (DON'T LAUGH!!) long, but never the less still a snake! and besides i know something bigger made them, and they were on opposite sides of the property so im thinking not siblings, which means more of the bigger ones...and so on....and so on.... now im seeing an infestation!!!
i've heard they wont go around moth balls...?
2006-08-25 13:31:57 · 13 answers · asked by imagirl 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
moth balls do work, professionals use them
2006-08-26 03:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Texas T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the country and know which snakes I have that are poisonous.....rattle snakes and coral snakes......very few water mocassins (but I can recognize all bad ones)....I get a hoe and kill them. The others are free to come and go....no harm to anyone..There aren't that many dangerous snakes, so don't panic if you don't need to. My house is on pier and beam and no plants are allowed to grow within 3 feet of the foundation so snakes can hide. I just naturalize flowering plants under the trees, etc. Line the post fences with simplicity roses, esperanaza, etc. Any flowers I want to grow I cultivate in rows like a vegetable garden away from my house where kids play. Good luck......I love the wildlife that comes around...wild turkeys, baby jack rabbits living under the house...it's nature at its best.....I can certainly take care of the bad snakes so I can enjoy the rest of God's creatures around here.
2006-08-25 14:44:28 · answer #2 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moth balls stink and the only use for them is moths, and that is questionable.
snakes: reduce their habitat and they will move on their own. So around the house and in the areas of the yard that you want to use, keep the shrubs limbed up off the ground, keep the beds clean of sticks debris leaves, reduce the number of good hiding places for hunting and for their food hiding.
these snakes are eating insects or varmints.
2006-08-25 14:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by scaper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the beds and shrubs and other places where snakes can find shadow. Clean up the yard, close off the barn/shed for mice, remove things which mice could eat from the shed.
Take 10 dogs or cats, they can scare away (or eat) the snakes.
Call the local zoo for help.
2006-08-25 13:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by · 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mom uses moth balls... it works very well for her... she spreads them around her house... she lives out in the middle of nowhere and there are loads of snakes... She's never had a problem with snakes... IT must be the moth balls...
2006-08-25 13:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by secret agent lady 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea your right sprikle moth balls around your house and they will stay away. Or so I have always heard. My aunts and uncles when they come in and set their camper up to camp the always put out moth balls all around
2006-08-25 13:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard this on the TV that Liiquid Edger applied around yer house & property will keep the away.
2006-08-25 13:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by amaridge3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is probably something for a pro to handle.
If it's really bad, move into a relatives house or something til you get professional help.
And I've learned from experience to be REALLY careful about who does the job.
2006-08-25 13:35:56 · answer #8 · answered by MysteryMan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an exterminator. They're professionals and can pretty much take care of any kind of pest.. cockroaches, mice, ants, snakes, termites...
2006-08-25 13:47:42 · answer #9 · answered by Katt Attack 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rid your property of rodents and you won't have a snake problem.
2006-08-25 13:40:18 · answer #10 · answered by Turkeymurk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋