We are over run with cotton mouth moccasins and have killed four in the last 2 weeks can I scare them off?

Question

The snakes are around the gates and fences going to our goat pens and I have almost stepped on two. My husband is talking about tearing out my 30yr old box wood around our house in case they are under the house is there some way to scare them out from under the house if they are there?

Answer 1

I am not sure how well they work but I have always been told you can put out moth balls and that will keep snakes away.

Answer 2

You can purchase decoy foxes, or wolfs.   You can even buy their urine, and sprinkle it around.  The sights and smells of predators should keep them away.

www.cabelas.com

Answer 3

This is unusual unless a pond or a water source that is standing are real near..If there is no water source near..are you sure they are cottonmouths? But anyway..You can buy "snake away" at home depot or lowes...

http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/snak...

Are they near a water source?

http://www.wf.net/~snake/moccasin.htm

http://www.oplin.org/snake/fact%20pages/...