I live in an area where snakes are VERY popular. Is there anything that repels them, keeps them from coming into your house? I've sealed up any entry holes. I heard that moth balls work?
2007-03-15 15:15:24 · 8 answers · asked by rakkabye girl 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Mothballs do not work, neither does lime or a dozen other things people swear by. I have snakes and I can tell you that mothballs do not bother them.
They have done extensive testing on snake repellents and there are none. The best method of keeping your home snake free is proper maintenance. Keep the area around your house well trimmed and cut back. Fill any cracks in your sidewalks or steps or anywhere a snake can fit and retain shelter. If you have wood piled up outside, remove it or stack it on a rack at least a foot off the ground. Keep food items, mice, birds, etc... away from the house.
2007-03-15 19:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by boxerowner2000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I recently asked my mate who is a snake catcher the same question. I also live in an area with lots of venomous snakes and found one in my kitchen a few weeks back. Apparently there's not much you can do other than be noisy. If you know a snake is frequenting an area, remove all possible hiding places and stomp your feet and make heaps of noise every time you go through that particular area. They can't hear, but they sense the vibrations, so anything you can do to make unpleasant vibrations go through the ground. Killing a snake doesn't work because once that one is gone, another will take it's place. I know it's difficult to do, but the best thing is to just try and remove hiding places and learn to live with them. Remember, the snakes are just as afraid of you as you are of them because they see you as a predator. They don't want to attack you, and will only strike as a last resort, because they want to save their venom for food sources.
2007-03-16 03:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by PJJ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES MOTH BALLS DO WORK!!! if you have ever bought a product called snake-away, they sale it in a lot of farm supply stores, WELL all it is...is moth balls mothballs are a good deterent for a lot of things squirells, possums, racoons. and they will even help a dog to stop digging, just remember to replace them as the smell disappears, it is the odor of the mothballs that the rodent does not like. I know A LOT of people that use it.. Hope this helps!!!!
2007-03-15 22:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES MOTH BALLS DO WORK!!! if you have ever bought a product called snake-away, they sale it in a lot of farm supply stores, WELL all it is...is moth balls mothballs are a good deterent for a lot of things squirells, possums, racoons. and they will even help a dog to stop digging, just remember to replace them as the smell disappears, it is the odor of the mothballs that the rodent does not like. I know A LOT of people that use it.. Hope this helps!!!!
2007-03-15 22:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by dog hunter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DOGS........I live in an area infested with snakes.....just found a 10 foot skin hanging from the rafters in my garage yesterday. I have found that the areas around my house and yard that my 2 dobermans have access to remain snake free......even of a night when the dogs are inside. Apparently most snakes have an acute sense of smell and give areas with a predator scent a wide berth.
2007-03-15 22:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by hytypt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moth balls work, im in texas and i dont have any problems w/ snakes, just go to the nearest dollar store and get a big old pack of mothballs, then put them around your property and your house they should be gone in less than a week
2007-03-15 22:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by shadow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moth balls are what terminex told me to use
2007-03-15 23:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get chemicals and stuff for that at some places...
2007-03-15 22:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by daddysgirl9310 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋