Keep Snakes Out of Yard
Try using sulfur.
Don't know re sulfur and am not a pro, but have had copperheads in and around our yard. Black snakes are not poisonous and keep copperheads at bay. Snakes know you are there by vibrations and that can warn them. You need also to know if you're dealing with pit vipers (poisonous: have a pit between the eyes) and non poisonous snakes. If the former, try .22 caliber bird shot from a distance if nothing else works. If the latter, they may be beneficial: keeping down rodent and insect population and not harming you. Some country folk consider having a non poisonous snake (garden snake or black snake for example) living around your house to be a good luck. Bottom line: call County Agent for more specific advice and give the pit vipers a wide berth.
First answer by Cathysapp. Last edit by Brunomister. Contributor trust: 75 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 42 [recommend question]
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