Does Nightshade (plant) repell snakes? if so which kind regular, Deadly Nightshade?

Question

My mom freaked out one day when she saw a snake in her garden while doing some gardening she told me to see if any plants reppelled them i think these might work.

Answer 1

The only vegetable product that is known to repel snakes is clove oil (this is anecdotal, I'm in Australia) A commercial preparation based on  clove oil is sold in some areas and has apparently proved successful. I would be very surprised if any living plant would repel snakes. Education is the best solution. Most snakes are harmless, and even the venomous ones are rarely aggressive. They play a critical role in the environment, and are good for controlling rodents.

Answer 2

In ethnomedicine you find some plants which are said to be snake repellents but no Solanacea.

The Quichua use the garlic of the jungle ( Mansoa alliacea ), a leaf that tastes just like garlic, as snake repellent ( leaves  rubbed on skin ).

In Europe the wild arum, syn. "lords and ladies" ( Arum maculatum ) was said to have snake repellent properties.

Hieronymus Bock ( 1498-1554 ) advises to burn the dried root.

This patent:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6244518...

details a snake repellent system with onion and garlic.

Chemical repellents contain naphthalene and sulfur.

All these methods are sort of smell like the clove oil The Crofter mentions. But snakes are not so sensitive like mosquitoes, I`m afraid.

The best way to protect oneself against snakes is to be careful, well informed and to remove all they like ( food. hiding places etc ). Here some informative sites:

http://www.wildlifedamagecontrol.net/sna...

http://www.stretcher.com/stories/02/02fe...