Moth balls do not work … someone mentioned creating a border with crushed lime rock as it will burn their skin; is this true? Can anyone help?
2007-06-07 01:16:15 · 8 answers · asked by Just Tolting Around 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2007-06-07 03:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by fred l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rattlesnakes and copperheads like to eat rodents (rats, mice, baby squirrels, etc.) AND baby birds, and they also will drink standing water. Keep those items off your property (I know, it is next to impossible) and you will have a leg up on the problem. I don't think that crushed lime or quick lime will work, but crushed or powdered sulphur sometimes works--obtain at hardware store. If the lot isn't really big, some of those electronic devices that set up vibrations will work. Vibration---not noise per se is a deterrent to snakes. Venomous snakes "hear" by feeling vibrations. Good luck.
2007-06-08 12:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by koala2u88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wear really good boots [high-tops, heavy leather] or leggings and carry a stick with you out walking...no, seriously folks, deterrence like a magic spray or border thingie probably wouldn't do the job--after the first rain, they'd be washed off or away. Keep the shrubbery cleared around your house [no hidey-holes] and don't step into rocky areas without checking around first. Snakes prefer to avoid you if possible, but don't like being surprised if you come up on them, so keep your eyes open and watch where you are stepping. Snakes eat vermin and are nature's little mouse-patrol workers... give them space & respect!
2007-06-07 08:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by constantreader 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mother-in-law lives on 1 1/2 acres in the hill country of Texas and she has outdoor cats but she never has snakes. The cats keep the snakes away.
2007-06-07 08:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by 55Spud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Granulated sulfur will irritate/burn their skin. It will also acidify the soil. Keep the acid in mind as it may affect the plant material. Re-apply after @2 inches of precipitation, yours or rain.
Good Luck!
2007-06-07 09:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by TerryB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay they sell a product called snake away at home depot . my mom has used this and she also called an extermenator out to look . also get a garden owl and some rubber snakes to lay around make sure they look real though . good luck .
2007-06-07 08:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats work best for me, though my dogs also will kill the copperheads.
2007-06-07 14:03:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
powdered sulphur
2007-06-07 19:58:46 · answer #8 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋