Top 4 Myths of Snake Control

Top 4 Myths of Snake Control

Most people hate snakes, but did you know some of the top myths of snake control could actually be attracting snakes to your yard? In this post, you'll learn the top 4 myths of snake control and how to keep snakes away from your home.

Having a well groomed yard will keep snakes out
A lot of people think that snakes will avoid your yard if it is perfectly groomed. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case. In fact, much of a yard snake's diet is very independent of what the grass level in your yard is like.

Most snakes eat things like slugs, earthworms, lizards, frogs, toads, insects, and even rodents. A well groomed yard can actually make it easier for a snake to get around and find food sources like these. Clean looking rock work, mulch, and other landscaping pieces can harbor just as many pests as long grass or weeds.

Typically these pests remain terrestrial, or hang out on the ground, but they have been known to also hide in shrubs and bushes. So having a clean yard may keep out some pests, it doesn't inherently do much for snakes. Snakes also look for things such as rocks for sun bathing and hollows for nesting.

The only real method for dealing with snakes, as far as yard upkeep goes, is installing fences and other similar methods to limit access. These fences need to go deep into the ground, and be a solid fence.

Snakes can burrow under your fence as well as climb over it, so even this option isn't a 100% guaranteed way to keep snakes out.

This fence option isn't the most practical form of snake control and can be very expensive, but it can go a long way to keeping snakes out of your yard. This is especially true if there are specific areas that need to be snake free.

Poisoned rodents will lead to effective snake control
Another common myth about snake control is that you can poison mice and other rodents around your home, which will then transfer the poison to the snakes that eat them. Unfortunately, this one isn't true.

Studies have shown that feeding snakes only rodents that have had poison in their systems, did not kill them. So this snake control myth is busted!

On top of that, if you are using bait traps to poison mice to try and kill snakes this way, you may actually be attracting more snakes.

Bait traps can kill off mice and rodents, but if used incorrectly they can actually attract even more rodents to your yard. With extra rodents running around, it gives snakes even more reasons to hide out in your happy hunting grounds of a yard.

General poison will kill them or control snakes
A lot of people try out the "spray and pray" method for snake control and hope that spraying pesticide all over will magically get rid of snakes. Unfortunately this one is a bust as well.

Snakes are carnivores and they only eat other prey. Most people think that this means that they only eat live food, but that isn't the case.

Eating something that has died recently is perfectly fine for snakes. In fact, most people who keep pet snakes, only feed them food that is already dead.

So spraying and placing poison around your yard will really just kill other pests around your yard. Certainly less pest activity of other pests is great, but it doesn't do much as far as snake control goes.

In addition to that, since snakes eat food alive or dead, and as we discussed above that most poisoned food (a.k.a. poisoned rodents) don't harm snakes, you could be just providing an easy food source for them. This could attract more snakes.

Repellents can backfire in snake control
There are a variety of snake repellent gimmicks out there from special powders to ultrasonic noise emitters, but do any of them work?

Well as far as noise making devices go for snake control, they were actually found to be fraudulent by the FTC. They don't work, so be sure to avoid anything products or services that use them.

Another common snake repellent for snake control are things like sulfur, mothballs,  or other foul smelling things. Unfortunately, snakes don't smell like we do as humans.

Things like these may smell terrible to us as humans, but don't seem to bother snakes like they do us. So it could keep you out of your yard, but it won't do much as an effective means of snake control. There are certain repellants that are effective on certain snakes, but you have to ensure that you use the correct one for the snakes you are dealing with. In addition, improper application of a repellant and/or a lack of knowledge of nesting locations could actually trap snakes in your yard - exactly the opposite of what you set out to do!

Beyond set up of physical barriers such as a fence and sealing entry points around your home, the only sure way to get rid of snakes is to trap them and remove them.

If you are experiencing snake issues, we'd recommend reaching out to a pest control service like Rove Pest Control for any of your snake control needs.

[Terry-slgn]

Anyone else want him to get to the point of what works

[leahmalkin]

In other words, nothing works but a phone call to us.

[brendagatlin]

THEY TALK TO MUCH INSTEAD OF GETTING TO THE POINT WE DON’T CARE HOW MUCH YOU WE WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU CARE TO COME TO THE POINT OF THE STATEMENT

[veteranpatriot]

A Remington 870 is 100% effective at keeping every Snake out of your yard, However it only works 1 at a time. But it NEVER FAILS.

[mmustafarajtirana]

Yes ! It is very common to hear strong competent opinions about what doesn't work. Can you tells what does work instead ? Thank you !

[thebull]

Just tell us how to keep them away. Shoot. Spray. Stab. What is it yo.

[thomasdaniel]

I am moving to west Africa and will build an estate by the ocean.Will putting a line of lime around the yard, and keep applying it, deter the snakes from crossing the line.Ive heard that it burns them, and they will not cross.

[carlruffier]

How convenient the only thing that actually works is to call him and give him your hard-earned money.

[shawnshawn]

Thanks for telling us how to get rid of snakes

[clems]

My Ruger wrangler with shotshells works great....

[hwm]

The best things you can do is keep your garden trimmed and not over grown so limit the options for hiding. Use a snake wire or chicken wire fence on your property which terrestrial snakes can’t get through. Only a couple of species could climb over but all the venomous ones won’t be able to as long as you stake it under the ground.

[Amanda-Lee]

So damn if you do damn if you don't and wow long winded just to promote your company and get people to call you.

[sandib]

MOTH BALLS...COFFEE GROUNDS....CAYENNE PEPPER IS WHAT I USE....JUST SCATTERED AROUND ANY HOLES..WORKS FOR ME!!!

[sifisosithole]

Thank you very much for such valuable information.

[clintmullins]

Nice presentation,
I think some of these ideas are off a long shot tho

[Hellnogizmo]

Good lord, they made this video just to talk, wtf?

[airlinena]

Thanks for offering no options to repel snakes. Total clickbait!

[SemicrazyMagatrucker]

So, I don't know this fella but I think he is so very wrong on most points...keep in mind...i might be the one that's wrong. I used to have many more snakes now not so much. I mow, I prune, I set traps for mice. I removed the pinestraw and put down white pea gravel... i use a blower every week.... these things help a ton..a ton... removing food source means snakes must go some place else to eat, how am I wrong? Filling holes in foundation, , , very very good. Don't have downspouts all the way to the ground.... snakes go up the downspout and make their way to attic, , , no really that's a fact!.
If you don't think snakes been in your attic...look closer they shed their skin and mine... maybe yours too. Good hiding place... also the fella says snake will eat dead rodents. I don't think so.
Yes in captivity a human will eat a dead frozen mouse, giving no other option. I think bate station perfect cure, don't think it brings rats to your station, its not like they smelled it from 3 miles away. Them rats was already on your property if they eat the bait.. then be dead... bet you no snake going to eat that dead mouse. .

[mdfakhrudin]

Some people say, snake plant repel snakes, whats your take ?

[ozzybushmannt]

this bloke could be held accountable if any one is bitten from his advice