Rattlesnakes!!
 

Anything short of a 12 guage shot gun that will irradicate these pesky snakes??? It's getting warmer and they will be out soon. I live in the country and killed 3 last year that were right out side the door of our house. What I am concerned about is that I have to go under the crawlspace of the home to do some electrical and although I am not afraid of non-poisonous snakes, I don't relish the idea of getting bitten by a dangerous rattlesnake.

Has anyone heard about controlling snakes by the use of pigs?????? I don't think I could fit one under the house though!!!!:laughing:

just wear this:http://izoom.buycostumes.com/mgen/me...=400,400,1,0,0




Maybe they will believe you are a pig and slither away.

well, I can't make it show up so you'll have to go to the link.

yes, pigs will sometimes eat them. But I was watching "Dirty Jobs" and Mike Rowe had helped a company eraticate cock roaches and snakes. They used moth balls. I had called them and they said yes, snakes do not like moth balls. Try it, what do you have to lose?

I would do a bit of research. It may be part of a myth but I remember hearing about some problem with the fumes from the mothballs.

from one website.
here is a lot more reading than I have time to do but seems germane.

http://npic.orst.edu/hottopic/mothball/health.html

so whaddya mean, nat - 1st catch the snakes THEN put 'em in the bag w/mothballs ??? :censored:

Lemongrass!
 

We have no shortage of poisonous snakes in our yard here in Thailand (red keelbacks, banded kraits, cobras!)

What locals do, and what we've started doing, is to plant lemongrass around the edges of the yard as a barrier. Apparently snakes don't like it. It isn't 100% effective, but does cut down on unpleasant encounters. Plus it smells good and you can cook with the lemongrass!

There's supposed to be some kind of mesh fence you can put up that they can't climb over, but it's not cheap. Some large dogs will kill them, but sometimes the dog gets killed. Some people say cats keep them away because the cats dispose of all the small rodents so the snakes aren't interested in your place.

I hope that helps,
:)

Pet Mongoose.

Just my thought
 

I had trouble with small rodents under my deck, I put mothballs in a plastic coffee jar with holes in it's lid. I havent seen anymore rodents and or signs.

I was in North Carolina visiting, and this conversation came up about snakes coming up from the water area to the house , The owner told me they start by clearing the area around their home ( so as not to trap them at the house ) and then start from the house toward the water with moth ball dust what ever that is? Anyway they claim it worked for them against I believe he said " copper head snakes"

Deck Hand

Thanks for all of your suggestions. I run an animal rescue and rehab center here and have to be careful of toxic treatments. I have pot belly pigs that may do the trick!! If not...I will try the mothballs.

OK
This is what I do for a living, 25 years in pest and nuisance wildlife control

The company on Dirty Jobs was a joke and easily the least professional group I have ever seen

There is a product called Dr Ts Snake Away that is effective on rattlesnakes
Moth balls are not that good for one thing because they melt in rain and dew
Snake Away is a different formulation of the same chemical that will last about 6 months

Ocoee-

Thank you soooooo much for the info. Where do I get the Dr. T's Snake Away formula????

Thanks to everyone else for your good intentions.....it sounds like we have a solution by Ocoee!!!!!

I've seen Dr T's at Lowe's.