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How to Get Rid of Garden Snakes Home Remedies

How to Get Rid of Garden Snakes Home Remedies

Seeing a snake in your home or garden can be a scary, terrifying, and disgusting feeling, forcing you to look for an immediately safe place. Naturally, snakes are shy creatures and do not like human contact, so they can stay quietly in your yard without even being noticed. 

Some species of snakes are extremely dangerous; even a mild bite can cause sudden death. To avoid these kinds of threats, you need to know how to get rid of venomous snakes from your garden and what preventive measures should be adopted. 

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Many commercial products are also available in the market to deter snakes, but they can be harsh for a plant’s delicate texture. So, it is high time to learn the simple yet effective home remedies to prevent any potential danger from any kind of reptile. In this article, we will discuss the clear signs of snake presence, home remedies, natural techniques, and additional tips to get rid of snakes.

Signs of Snake Presence in Garden

Snakes typically avoid human contact; sometimes, it becomes impossible to notice their presence in our homes and, most probably, in the home garden. The most common hiding spots of snakes include tall grasses, dark and dense areas like garages, under wood piles, rock piles or near food sources such as chicken feed. 

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To avoid any unpleasant incidents, it is critical to be aware of the early signs of possible snakes’ presence on your property, especially if you have kids and pets. Here are some of the most probable signs of signs presence around you:

Dropping and Tracks: Snakes mostly look like dark cylindrical and elongated tubes with sharp, pointed ends. Dropping is not a clear proof f snake presence as the birds dropping is also similar to them. They usually crawl in a zig-zag manner and leave their tracking signs on a muddy or dusty garden surface, but tracing these trails can be challenging as they will be minimised on the grass.

Traces of Snake Skins:  During their growth, snakes shed their upper papery skin, which can be seen easily by the naked eye. If you witness this skin on the garden rocks or near water, take immediate action for snake removal and prevent snakes in the future, as it is a clear sign unwanted snakes are near.

Small Hollow Holes: The presence of small holes in your garden also indicates the snake’s presence. They do not dig their holes for a living but attack small mammals and other animals like rats and hold these tunnels. 

Unusual Pet Behaviors:  Birds, pets, and other wildlife behave strangely when they see or sense the snake’s arrival as they are bird feeders. They can be more frightened, agitated, feel threatened and try to avoid certain areas.

Home Remedies to Repel Snakes

Thousands of snake venomous species are discovered worldwide in different sizes and venomous levels. Whether they are venomous or non-venomous snakes, just seeing it is an unsettling experience, and its bite can definitely hurt. Its scary looks force you to take immediate action, looking for a safe place or natural deterrent. 

Proper knowledge of how to repel home snakes is essential for a safe and secure life and does not require expensive chemicals or solutions. With some simple home remedies, you can easily eliminate harmful snakes in no time.

Essential Oils

Certain essential oils are being used as natural repellents and have a high potency in repelling snakes. Snake’s problem is that they have to rely on their smelling senses to grow and develop, and snakes dislike the strong fragrance of these oils. The common pungent smell oils include cinnamon oil, peppermint oil, clove oil, lemongrass, and cedar oil. To make an effective snake repellent at home, you just need:

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon oil
  • 1 tsp Clove oil
  • 1 tsp Cedar oil
  • 1 tsp Peppermint oil
  • 2 Cup of Distilled Water

Add a few drops of essential oil to a clean spray bottle and shake well. After complete mixing, add 2 cups of water and shake vigorously. These natural oils will work together and produce an unbearably strong smell for snakes, and they ultimately leave the place. Remember to shake the spray bottle before every use and focus on the main snakes’ hiding places.

Salt and Garlic

Many snakes have a unique and strong sense of smell; they don’t even like a mild, unpleasant fragrance. Most importantly, they hate garlic odour and never want to go near it, which is why garlic is considered one of the best natural snake repellents. 

To make this homemade repellent to deter snakes, mix crushed garlic and ginger with common table salt (Sodium Chloride) or rock salt and spread this mixture at the potential entry points of your garden. Salt irritates the upper skin of snakes, and they feel restless. You can use this remedy in another way by mixing the garlic juice in a salt bowl and adding one cup of tap water. When salt is mixed thoroughly, pour this dilute solution into a spray bottle. Sprinkle this solution at the corners of your garden to minimise the chances of snake arrival or repel snakes. 

Use Onion Spray to Get Rid of Snakes

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The presence of sulfonic acid in onions makes them very strong and acidic, a perfect repellent to deter snakes, both venomous snakes and garter snakes. Sulfonic acid is an active acidic ingredient that hurts and irritates the eyes during cutting, and snakes also feel uncomfortable with its presence. This component is also widely used in most famous artificial snake repellents. 

To make onion spray at home, you have to need some other ingredients too, such as:

  • Five minced Garlic
  • 2 Large-sized onions, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tsp table salt
  • 3 Cups of water

Add the chopped garlic and onion into boiling water and allow to boil for at least 8-10 minutes. Now, turn the stove off and let the water seep completely overnight. Add 2 tsp salt to this water and mix well. Pour this solution into a spray bottle and spread it around the edges of your yard, wood piles, swimming pools, or in holes to prevent snakes. You can also use powdered sulfur to repel snakes easily.

Natural Snake Repellent Techniques

Grow Snake Repelling Plants

One of the easiest ways to repel the venomous snakes from your home is to grow snake-repelling plants that make you safe and secure and add greenery and warmth to your cosy garden. These plants act as a natural defence system. Lemongrass, Marigold, mother-in-law’s tongue, and Wormwood are the most common choices for repelling venomous and garter snakes.

  • Lemongrass: It has a strong acidic and citrus smell that snakes dislike. Lemongrass is an excellent snake repellent if it grows around walkways, corners and under trees. Only planting in a small area of your garden will be enough to avoid any kind of snakes and reptiles. They can also flourish in containers and pots, making them useful and versatile to hang at the entrance.
  • Marigolds: They’re famous because of their beautiful flowers and unique fragrances, which add extra beauty to your garden. Still, sakes have problems with their scents, and it is believed that snakes immediately leave their place after sensing marigold’s smell. 
  • Wormwood: Another snake-repellent plant is wormwood, and like lemongrass and marigolds, planting it can keep snakes and other slithering animals away.

Encourage Snakes Predators

Inviting and encouraging natural snake predators such as fouls, cats, or foxes is also a good method to prevent snakes and reduce rodent populations and other pests in the garden. Fowl and foxes are most renowned for insects and reptiles. They also help to keep a balanced and organised ecosystem by controlling snake populations and other rodents. 

Cats are also natural hunters of lizards, reptiles, and small non-venomous snakes. They can easily detect the presence of even a small snake around them and aggressively attack them. On the other hand, fox urine is also used as an insect repellent to repel rat snakes.

Remove Food Sources

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It is one of the best ways to prevent the entry of snakes into your space. They are usually attracted to easy prey such as:

  • Rodents (mice, rats)
  • Insects (crickets,
  •  grasshoppers)
  • Birds and their eggs
  • Pet food

As snakes attack these easily available food sources, they, block the entry of rodents to your garden. Keep the pet food indoors and in safe places to prevent snakes from accessing them. Remove the debris and throw the garbage in sealed bins to avoid attracting rodents.  Use natural repellents and other pest control services to prevent the entry of snake foods.

Eliminate Standing Water

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Snakes also need water and food to nourish themselves; hence, standing water provides the best place to inhabit. This means that a garden with holes and standing water increases the chances of snakes’ residence. Removing standing water and cleaning the area from debris is the best way to eliminate this risk. 

In addition to this, check for clogged drains and irrigation systems and fix leaky faucets. You can also add organic matter to improve the soil drainage and grow snake-repellent plants. 

You can minimise the effectiveness of your garden for the snakes by maintaining and applying these methods. Your outdoor space should be clean and safe so you can live indoors without fearing such poisonous creatures.

Keep Your Garden Grass Short

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Snakes want to hide in every available hole; tall grasses and weeds provide the perfect space for them. Trimming the grass and maintaining it can solve this problem effectively. Short grass can improve visibility and minimise hiding spots; as a result, snakes find your garden the least appealing area to reside.  

To effectively apply this method, you must follow some basic steps:

  • Regularly mown your lawn to keep the grass between 2-3  inches tall.
  • Trim weeds and edges around the garden path to keep the area clean and clear. 
  • Combine snake-repellent remedies along with this to ensure the best results. 
  • You can do it yourself or hire professionals to minimise the snakes entering your garden. 

Short grass also adds beauty to your garden and enhances the outdoor space. Your well-manicured lawn or garden should be well-maintained and free from such harmful creatures.

Install Snake Proof Fencing

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Fences are an effective solution to prevent the snakes from entering your garden. They provide a physical barrier; hence, snakes can’t cross it, so your garden is free from snakes. You can use fences according to your needs, material durability, and aesthetic appeal. The different types of snake-proof fencing are: 

  • Hardware cloth fences
  • Chicken wire fencing
  • Plastic netting fencing

You should follow some basic and important tips to ensure the effectiveness of this method, such as:

The height of the fence does not need to be long but must be at least 3-4 feet under the soil so that snakes can’t climb and dig it. The Holes should be less than ¼ inch to prevent the snakes from slithering through it. 

The fencing method can be more effective when applying home remedies like snake repellents and essential oils. Also, remove holes and hiding spots from your garden so that there are no areas for the snakes to hide. 

Conclusion

Most snakes are harmful and scary creatures that can cause a major nuisance and even life-threatening danger to families and pets. First, it needs to know what attracts snakes from the garden, if there is an excessive food source available, standing water, moist or shady places, numbers of frogs, or if a large rodent population is awaiting them. 

Apart from commercial snake-repelling products, there are multiple home remedies and natural ways to prevent snakes from entering your yard. By following our proven methods discussed above, you can easily limit the entry of snakes into your property. Remember to call professional pest control companies for venomous snacks, as they are extremely dangerous to handle. To read more helpful remedies and beauty tips, visit our website, totkay.com. Stay tuned!

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