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Does anyone know of effective methods (chemical or otherwise) for repelling snakes?

May I as why you want to repel them? I am not sure if there is anything that is safe for the animals so I am not sure anyone would want to recommend those things.
Foot Hill Reptiles

A relative asked me to check around. He works construction and has been having trouble with copperheads around the site. He would prefer not to have to kill the snakes, but the safety of his workers takes precedence.

>>Does anyone know of effective methods (chemical or otherwise) for repelling snakes?

I think Moth Balls will work well enough. One of my neighbors to the north had a Rattlesnake give birth under her deck. I told her to throw a bunch of moth balls under there and within a short time her neighbor had a bunch of Rattlesnakes in her yard lol
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LMAO!
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Todd Hughes

Horrible for the enviroment!! There will be no living thing with the ability to move left on the property and your whole yard will smell like "old lady" ewww..

Jason

>>Horrible for the enviroment!! There will be no living thing with the ability to move left on the property and your whole yard will smell like "old lady" ewww..
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>>Jason

Dude it's not like they already plowed the environment to put up these boxes. And it was an old lady.
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Most effective thing I have found is to carry a pillow case and a snake hook around, occasionally turn over a board or roll a log, etc. Seems to work most of the time…
For maximum effect, carry a camera too!

This person is deathly afraid of snakes - even the tiny, nonvenomous ones.

I pretty much assumed he was "DEATHLY" afraid of snakes. As is most of the general population(needlessly of course). I'd also be willing to bet all those "copperheads" on the job site are also totally harmless snakes as well.

Just tell him, and his big tough construction crew to stop acting like a bunch of frightened little girls!

~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

I beg your pardon, but these workers have to crawl into these spaces. I will ask you to have a little respect and also to withhold such comments in the future. They are disrespectful and uncalled for.

It was meant to be sarcastic humor!,...........guess it only works on people with a sense of one!..LOL!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

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i'm not over weight i'm under tall

I'm glad you found some humor in it, as it was intended to be.

I think your "signature" is funny too!..LOL!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Your post raises a legitimate concern. As herpers, most of us can identify the poisonous snakes indigenous to the areas in which we live. My parents live in a south Louisiana neighborhood that, until recently, was adjacent to a large forest and wetland area. The wooded and marshy areas were a herper's dream and I caught quite a few snakes there myself. A few years ago all the land was sold and developed. As the woods were cut, we all started to have problems with the mice and rats that decided to move in. The copperheads quickly followed. I lost count of how many copperheads we found in the garage, yard and even resting on the engine of my car. Our next door neighbor even had a child who was bitten. The funny thing is that we didn't see a rise in sitings of cottonmouths, kings and Texas rats (all of which were very common on the land that was cleared)--just copperheads.
Anyway, the point of all this is that, snake repellent aside, anyone working in an area known for harboring snakes should practice care first and foremost. Be wary of where you put your hands and feet, and where you sit. Workers should wear gloves and use tools to remove debris. As mentioned in another post, I have heard that mothballs work. I have also seen a snake repellent powder for sale in the gardening dept. of Wal-Mart, although the only snakes listed on the label were rattlesnakes and non-venomous colubrids. I'd suggest that the utmost care be taken even if the chemical repellents are used.
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They sell snake repellents in my areas Home Depot and Walmart I heard they do work but it takes hours for it to start working.

So if your friend is working in a particular area its best to use it day before so it "kicks in" if he is going to go to different areas than it wont work as doesnt work right away but if he can wait few hours than it should work.

I have never used it but thats what I heard from sales people at both stores