Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack View Post
The biggest flaw to the idea of snake repellent is the fact the environment is forever changing. A good, hard rain washes away pretty much all the money it took to put whatever you put out there (most of which isn't exactly environmentally-friendly anyway).

The idea of keeping a clean yard that's "insect free" may be possible on a small yard in certain mild, suburban areas of the country (invariably at the cost of using environmentally-questionable chemicals), but when you live on 50 acres of wild, Florida wilderness, you aren't keeping anything away. I mean, unless you have DEEP pockets (and are willing to devastate an entire ecosystem with environmentally-ravaging chemicals), you're not keeping any bugs away. For the person who truly lives out in "wild country," the more sane (and, really, only sure-fire, 100% effective) way to keep your dogs 100% away from snakes is to have them up off the ground.

No chemicals needed and it's 100% effective.

Jack
True and it will get costly after awhile as well. Another thing to think about when trying to control the ecosystem of the snakes is, what you are feeding. If your feeding kibble and keeping it stored in a place where mice and rats can get to it they will bed and reproduce which will make the area more attractive to snakes because of a food supply.

Jack I'm no wild life expert by far. But don't some snakes climb? I know that I was out tracking my dog one summer morning and there was a black snake hanging from a tree. But then again black snakes are good snakes to have around right?