Yes, don't like background music! It makes it much harder to hear really important information. On the other hand, thank you for your effort to educate us.
You are clearly a very nice person, and want to put nice effort into your videos. But I agree that the music is difficult to block out from your information. Thk you.
I appreciate the information you have provided. If I may make a suggestion, I think the volume of the music needs to be lowered. It’s a bit distracting.
Professional nuisance wildlife control guy here. I saw one of my snake videos was get suggested from this video and had to check it out. I usually roll my eyes before I even watch a video with this title because 90% of videos like this are nonsense advice. I LOVE THIS VIDEO! This is literally the same advice I give my customers to lessen the amount of snakes from their property. Same advice for any species of fauna. Subtract what attracts them. I tell my customers that if repellents worked... I would be out of a job. Derek is the real deal and gives great advice for snakes. Keep putting out videos!
Derek, great information. Thanks for all the points. The background music is somewhat distracting. If you can do without it, it will really help. Keep up the good work. Please discuss how to trap the snakes also.
In are area we have rattlers and have use extra hot chile powder, we aoak the dry powder (chile powder) and sprinkle it around the home, wood piles, shacks. Is seen to work well, even if you find burrow or rat holes. You sprinkle the chile around the opening. Geena
I came home and before pulling into my garage there was a very long black racer challenging me to enter. Then it disappeared under heavy duty shelving down the side of the interior. I sent 10 or so mothers balls under the shelf and out came not only mom, but an entire clutch of small hatchlings about 18 inches each. Lost count at 20. It was so frightening. I left the moth balls in place for several months as it is also my laundry area. Sealed up all the entry points I could find and so far so good 10 years later.
@@KAMB_n_Jinx My Step- Dad said when in their field on the tractor the racers would come along the the side and look in at you. Easy to do the way they can move like a cobra with their heads raised up.
I live in Florida and had bad issues with snakes in my garage. I tried Snake Away....put it all over garage and then used remaining bag to plug corner of garage where I always found them. So I had Snake Away on the floor and the half full bag on top of the snake away. And I found a snake curled up on top of the bag of snake away. 100% true story. BTW ended up solving issue by finding crack they entered through and plugged with concrete from outside in. It is amazing how little space they can navigate through.
@@thekrod8469 cool. I guess it only works against baby snakes because 2 years ago I saw a baby copperhead and sprinkled it and it slithered away. My backyard has all of their prey but I just keep the grass low and use similar products because I don’t like copperhead snakes or the so called good snakes.
I have three fixed rescue cats on my 4 acres. They have a great hunting domain. Always finding dead birds , field mice, chip munks, squirrel, small rabbits at the door. I have found one dead copperhead in the yard. Cats , dogs , free range chickens take care of the snakes easily.
I'm so thankful I live in Michigan. 43 acres with a pond / swamp, woods, hay fields, gardens, small orchard, a creek bed, and lots of berry patches. After 12 years, I've seen maybe 6 small Garter snakes and nothing ever venomous.
I liked your video and will incorporate some of what you directed. NOTE: There is a background music/noise throughout your presentation that is very annoying. I only assume that it is intentional but most viewers can probably do without it.
Thanks man. A Copperhead was next to my home day before yesterday, it struck at my friend when he was helping me move flower pots. A snake killed my Dog last year, it was terrible. Thanks for enlightening us on this valuable info. N.C is blowing up right now with poisonous Snakes.
Coastal SC snake population is up as well. Killed a baby rattlesnake under my car that was under the carport. He looked like he was headed for the house door until my cat cut him off.
@@Scandinavian_Pride Agree. A neighborhood cat helped me spot a rattling rattlesnake in my backyard that was upset over the cat's presence. I removed a bird feeder in that area where the snake was obviously hunting. That snake scared the crap out of me because it was my first time seeing a rattlesnake ever!
I just want to know what will kill them sorry. They will still come in your yard no matter what this guy is saying. I need to know a reliable repellent.
Thanks Derek for caring enough about the snakes to help them ! I actually like snakes and have had several in and around the house = happily ~ none that were poisonous ~ and we usually move them to where they're happier and safer (from cars / dogs / even curious cats!) I'd rather they didn't ever get inside (usually small and young ~ looking for peaceful shade !) We're on the edge of the forest and have had deer, bears, raccoons, woodchucks, foxes, coyotes and whatever else lives nearby = in the yard ! I carefully check all directions before 'walking out '!
I saw one climbing up the side of a public restroom at the beach in FL. It made it onto the roof then down into the vent where I’m assuming it fell into the poop.
Great information! Keep up the videos, they are helping people!! Glad I found you!! I live in the desert and have many snakes, tarantulas, coyotes, javalinas and much more, so any help is appreciated, thank you!!
I've been in the nuisance wildlife business since 1993 with a strong background in reptiles...it's nice to hear another professional tell the truth about snake repellents. There are companies that will charge hundreds of dollars to put down snake away. Two things happen...they either charged so much that they dont mind "retreating" if the snake is seen again...or in most cases, they see a snake once, put out mothballs or snake away and never see the snake again...but the truth is, they were never going to see they snake again anyway but they credit the Snake Away. Nice job, Derek.
Put out a BLACK HOSE each evening. ONLY thing that worked like for me. Move it inside during day; snakes aren’t stupid. They’re also solo animals. If they see another snake, they will steer clear. The hose looks like a snake - they steer clear.
You’re right that “most” snakes aren’t communal but they live along side each other in the wild, so the idea of one snake “scaring off” another snake isn’t accurate. Not to mention, a snake would be able to tell the difference between a hose and a snake
Use white vinagre lemon juice and peppermint oil in a spray bottle I’m from Texas I use it in my huge yard all the time and my kids never see snakes I just got done mowing and no snakes as always
@@2011Milojko We’ve found that it is easier to spray every other time we mow the lawn. So probably 1 to 2 times a month but during the summer 2 to 3 times a month because in Texas snakes are pretty bad in the country
Great information but like others have mentioned. It’s hard to hear you with the background music. I would prefer to hear you only since I’m currently having a copperhead issue here in texas
In the last few years they cut down 150 acres of woods across the road from my house, to build 2 warehouses, making my house "the new woods." Drainage is also a problem over here as the property next to mine is very low and turns into a rather large pond whenever it rains. The snakes LOVE my basement because it's warm and out of the elements. I have professional landscapers cut my grass regularly. The snakes love the warm concrete of my foundation. I don't mind finding one in my basement once in a while ( once a week ) but I've actually caught one upstairs right smack dab in the middle of my living room. Once one of them was in my bed. I thought maybe I brought him upstairs in the laundry basket. I just don't know what to do. I'm dealing with ants too. It's definitely the woods. thank God they're only garden snakes. I live in Buffalo, Ny.
@@tykaye8032 naw... they only show up in the spring. The exterminator has been here to spray the perimeter for the ants and the snakes have moved on to greener pastures.
I agree with you. Unfortunately, I live next to a pond and I have thousands of frogs that live all around me, which in turn attracts copperhead snakes. I hate killing any animal at all but I have dogs and cats that I have to protect so I am forced to kill them when I come upon one. I almost stepped on one this evening and that's why I was looking up the subject. My next stop is to go yo amazon and purchase snake boots. Thanks for the video.
We just caught two milk snakes in our house in less than a week. My wife is freaking out. We had one last year and assumed it was a fluke and moved on. We hate snakes. I don't think we can take this on a regular basis. It's not like mice. We live in an old house in a remote part of Upstate, NY. Foundation is so porous; there's so many places for them to nest in the basment and the attic. It's really frightening.
put golf balls and marbles around in groups looking like nesting. The snake eats them and can't expel them and kills them. Sling shots and pellet guns work well as well as hoes to whack em with. I know he wants to save the snakes, I don't .
Heck yes! I’m watched this from Yulee. I’m thankful for your dispelling of the mothball and snake-away approaches. I’ve had snakes more problematic in the last two years, and it is likely because of both access to water puddling, and a few places in the yard that provided a decent hiding place. Cleared them up and am waiting to see how it goes this year. So far, so good. Question: Have you ever seen a snake held up between a wall and mini storage shed? That’s the only spot I’m concerned about now.
Eliminate bugs from the yard. Granulated insect killer spread over the yard and especially where leaves accumulate reduces food sources for frogs and other small animals that in turn are preyed on by snakes.
We just moved into a house that has a nature preserve park behind us. We live in Columbus Ohio. My uncle saw a long brown one (side of house) 2 weeks ago and a small silver-ish one today front yard. Our basement is completely refinished and very cold. I love it that way and our bedroom is down there. Do snakes get in basements/inside the house? I am sure I’d have a heart attack if I had one in our house.
I hope you mean you are running over them. They are monsters and more dangerous than most people realize.. If you experience the loss of an animal to a rattlesnake bite you will never get over it. I've been oh high alert now for 12 years. Today I am trying Sulphur and I had both my dogs take the rattlesnake vaccine.
hello ... I have removed my 3rd NC RAT SNAKE from my basement . they like the floor joists near the ceiling . very beautiful snakes about 4 feet long .. just sealed the roof vent ends I hope that was the part they use . 🐍 🐍
I live in mountain and in the wood he is right about keeping the grass cut wood piles and down trees keep flower beds clean in the fall get up leaves .I have copperheads and timber rattlesnakes on my land and some black snakes. I leave the black snakes alone. I have caught 168 copperhead and 37 timber rattlesnakes .I do have a creek on my property. I have used ammonia in my out Buildings I put the ammonia sour cream container and I Will pour some on the floor to then I close the door and wait for them to come out. It works every time . I have been at my home for 29 years .I hope this will help and all my friends and neighbors have had success to. Also you will want to use a respiratory if you go in to the building or leave the door open to vent out the ammonia. also you can use peppermint in your buildings because mice do not like the smell of peppermint no mice no food for the snakes. Some people use lime powder it does not work either.
I know this is an older video but I just happened upon the video. I see in the comments that others have commented on the background music. It is very distracting & makes it hard to focus on the info. Thanks for taking the time to share the information though.
The Snake away worked. We threw some behind the ply wood on my patio where the snake was hiding and he quickly slide off the patio. Before that he was putting up a long resistance
The Poison ones I get rid of. All the rest are welcome. My Pyr has a particular bark he has that lets me know it is a Rattle Snake. It is different from the typical Deer or Javelin or people bark. So I'm up in the dark to rectify the situation. Thanks.
I don't have low bushes or water near the house, I have natural woods on 3 sides of me and a creek 500 yards down the hill in the woods and they stay down there. No food in my yard. I did have a black racer in my front flower bed for 6 yrs. Only saw him sunbathing once and several sheds. But the city dug up the 6"pvc water pipe and laid 8" iron pipe. All the digging in the front by the flower bed ran him off
I’m planning to put a 4’ high 1/4” wire mesh along the bottom of my fencing… baby rattlers can’t get through those and the adults can’t traverse up a vertical fence past 4’ high… but that’s rattlers… other snakes that are probably not poisonous may be able to climb that… but you need the 1/4” mesh to keep baby rattlers coming through. So it will be a lot of work and expense at my property. I may just do it around the ramshackle and potager garden first, then little by little around my other fencing, for which there is a lot of that. And we definitely have rattlers.
My cats are continuously helping keep my snake visitation down by eliminating the snakes food sources: mice, birds, lizards and etc. My cats are taking away their food source and without a food source they generally don't have any reason to hang around.
I live in the middle of the worst area for rattlesnakes in California on 10 acres. How can I make sure not one snake not even a baby ever touches my entire property? I mean never not one single snake I'm worried if I put snake fencing around the whole property that I would be trapping the ones that are already here.
@@dharobed3329 near Penn Valley ca, west of Grassvalley ca. I sprayed gas under the decks and around the property and keep Wray’s soaked in gas . I’ve killed about 20 huge ones in past 2 years
I'm in GA. I think there is a snake hole in the ground at the corner of my house & patio. What should I do? Fill it in with what and should I fill it in with the creature in it or how do I get it to come out?
People, there are hundreds of different types of snacks here in America. There is only six " venomous " snacks in America 1. The Eastern Diamondback 2. The Sidewinder Diamondback 3. The Pigmey Rattlesnake 4. The Cottonmouth 5. The Water Moccasin 6. The Coral Snake Everything other than those are good Snakes. They will eat mice, rats, and other Snakes even the bad ones. So if you see a Snake,make sure it's a bad one before killing
Rattlesnake, copperhead, coral snake and water moccasin. Cottonmouth and water moccasin are the same. I think that's what I remember hearing on a educational show.
Great video, much appreciated. Wanted to give you a tip on something if it is OK. I compose music for film and tv and as something you may need to know. If you choose music for your videos when you’re talking, get instrumental, music without vocals or high-pitched instruments.the vocals are distracting of your voice and it’s hard to focus on you. Just a little helpful tip for you. Thank you again.
I concur with previous comments about the background music being way too distracting. I wanted to hear this pertinent information, but it was so difficult to zero and concentrate on your voice instead of that background music. Thank you just the same for your tips.
I need you in Arkansas. I just had a black chicken snake in my laundry room on top of my dryer. Bout had a heart attack. When I first moved here I bought so much snakeaway and then sulphur pellets which my laundry room is covered in and after watching The Louisiana snake I’d guy and found out I was wasting my money. I’m living in my moms 100 year old farmhouse and there is a lot of rotted holes in parts of the wood. I feel like I live in the Amazon.
Please no background music. Distracting and headache inducing 😫. Otherwise! I’m not sure if I can stick with you if that music is going to play the entire time.
Snakes including rattlers like Mojave Greens in the high desert of SoCal - all are afraid of you and your noisy habits. Just dragging a metal frame lawn chair across the yard yesterday sent a snake running across our 5-acre parcel toward pine trees and hiding places. Don't know if it was a rattler (the person dragging the chair only said it was large and brown) but I do know walking with a hiking stick thumping on the ground scares them away. I have been told it's the vibrations, not sound, but whatever, it works. Learned in the Girls Scouts in Texas, home of more poisonous snakes that give you no warning, they are more afraid of you than you are of them. And believe you me, if you do hear that warning, you backpedal without thinking, a reflex. We have learned in seasons of many mice or pack rats, the rodents run along beside the house foundations to stay out of range of owls and other birds. The snakes just lie there in ambush for the rodents. So it's wise to glance around before you let out the dogs, because they will chase the snake. That could end badly.
Great information thank you so much. I have a pot that I have turned into a pond with weed in it and I have a frog pond up the front will that attract snakes?
A question please: If I feed foxes and racoons, and they are marking the area with urine and feces, will that deter snakes from coming close to the house?
I have installed at a friends Thailand Isan house a electric fence. Mesh size 10 mm( half inch) . 80 cm high. We watched a Cobra trying to climb over it. She stopped and turned.
Hi Derek, Thanks so much for the video. We have a small Koi pond in our backyard also a chicken coop with only two hens. Last year we saw one snake but this year I have seen three already. Online, people mentioned about "sulfur, vinegar, cinnamon, smoke and spice, and foul, bitter, and ammonia-like scents" keep snakes away. Can I get your opinion on these? Thanks so much.
Southeast ga is bad too. We killed a big mocassin at my mom's yesterday on her carport concrete ughhhhh with big baby so I'm scared they'd more babies around. She keeps yard mowed
Okay, I have a question. There is a list of "plants" that keep them away. What do you think of that. Also, what about coyote urine? Here's kicker, I have heard HUMANE urine will deter them. I have dogs and cats as well to keep mice/rats then hopefully snakes. Besides lawn care/water issues... What else can one do?
Your AC unit looks just like mine. Right down to the PVC drain pipe lol. Last year is where a King snake decided to stick his head out when I was cutting grass. I bout jumped off the mow 😂
King snakes are predators for poisonous snake. The kill and eat them.. They are not a snake that you want to get rid of. Just be aware they might be around and let them be.. They will work for you.
@@Monica-jg8pn I 100% agree! I feel like jumping out my skin when anything pokes its head out of a hole and surprises me 🤣! The tough guy in me is nowhere to be found 😭😂 I'm taking a break as we speak from cleaning my fence line. I'm a poor man, so I have to muscle everything around here. I just seen the temperature it's 94⁰ F and not even 3 o'clock yet 😂
I used snakeaway 8 gallons. In memphis on between two rivers. Cottonmouths everywhere. They ate snakeaway for lunch. Go old piss worked. Mark your spot. Same rule throughout the animal kingdom
I have heard that snakes don’t like noise. I’ve heard that some people place plastic bags, I guess like grocery bags, around their property. They make noise on a windy day. The bags are tied to the fence. Is this true. I started mowing the lawn one day, and when I looked up, a snake was practically flying across the yard. I guess I raddled his cage.
We have copperheads and timber rattlers but rare. The rattlers are more heavier to the south of us!, weve seen copperheads along near creeks but at the elevation we are weve never seen them close to the house. We have several big black snakes and a blue racer I saw but we welcome them cause they eat all the field mice around!.
Thank you for confirming about the mothballs. I'm always afraid that cats and dogs will get ahold of them and eat them. The mothballs are very poisonous to animals. My neighbor claims that it works, of course, she's stubborn and hates insects, pets and anything like that.
I never seen a snake in my yard(maybe one)until my lazy neighbors moved in and now the grass is 4ft tall and the pool is full of frogs..I've seen 5 this week luckily ground snakes and a huge black(I'll let him be though)
Glad that I found your video. I`m planning to move to Interlachen, and aware that there could be snakes out in the rural area I`m eyeing. I want to be wise, so I`m seeking ways to protect myself and my grandkids.
One just fell on my boyfriend’s head as he walked out the front door. This is the 3rd one, the first one was in my living room chilling, the second my dogs tore up and brung it to the porch as a present🤮 they are knocking down trees behind our land and it’s water moccasins back there by the pond. I need help!!
Yes, don't like background music! It makes it much harder to hear really important information. On the other hand, thank you for your effort to educate us.
Me either
Nor do I!
And me hate it
Agreed!
You are clearly a very nice person, and want to put nice effort into your videos. But I agree that the music is difficult to block out from your information. Thk you.
I appreciate the information you have provided. If I may make a suggestion, I think the volume of the music needs to be lowered. It’s a bit distracting.
A lot actually
Professional nuisance wildlife control guy here. I saw one of my snake videos was get suggested from this video and had to check it out. I usually roll my eyes before I even watch a video with this title because 90% of videos like this are nonsense advice. I LOVE THIS VIDEO! This is literally the same advice I give my customers to lessen the amount of snakes from their property. Same advice for any species of fauna. Subtract what attracts them. I tell my customers that if repellents worked... I would be out of a job. Derek is the real deal and gives great advice for snakes. Keep putting out videos!
Derek, great information. Thanks for all the points. The background music is somewhat distracting. If you can do without it, it will really help. Keep up the good work. Please discuss how to trap the snakes also.
The background music is even louder than his voice. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
I agree .. would have been much better without that loud music ..!!!
You look like Michael Bublé
Please, the music is so distracting.
In are area we have rattlers and have use extra hot chile powder, we aoak the dry powder (chile powder) and sprinkle it around the home, wood piles, shacks. Is seen to work well, even if you find burrow or rat holes. You sprinkle the chile around the opening. Geena
Found a snake in the chicken coop today I relocated him to heaven
Yeah I had to do that before.
That's what we do. Got to protect our chickens!
There are no snakes in Heaven
I've heard on the Internet that snakes have wings , when they go to heaven.
Hell*
I came home and before pulling into my garage there was a very long black racer challenging me to enter. Then it disappeared under heavy duty shelving down the side of the interior. I sent 10 or so mothers balls under the shelf and out came not only mom, but an entire clutch of small hatchlings about 18 inches each. Lost count at 20. It was so frightening. I left the moth balls in place for several months as it is also my laundry area. Sealed up all the entry points I could find and so far so good 10 years later.
Racers won't hurt you and they do eat mice. So, there's that.
Racers are highly aggressive and will repeatedly bite you. They will also chase you.
@@Eli-ts3ph chase me she did. Defending her clutch. That is why they needed to go.
@@KAMB_n_Jinx My Step- Dad said when in their field on the tractor the racers would come along the the side and look in at you. Easy to do the way they can move like a cobra with their heads raised up.
@@Eli-ts3phtelescoping
I live in Florida and had bad issues with snakes in my garage. I tried Snake Away....put it all over garage and then used remaining bag to plug corner of garage where I always found them. So I had Snake Away on the floor and the half full bag on top of the snake away. And I found a snake curled up on top of the bag of snake away. 100% true story. BTW ended up solving issue by finding crack they entered through and plugged with concrete from outside in. It is amazing how little space they can navigate through.
Wow
@@Gkrissy I have a photo of it on one of my old phones. One day i will find it.
@@thekrod8469 cool. I guess it only works against baby snakes because 2 years ago I saw a baby copperhead and sprinkled it and it slithered away. My backyard has all of their prey but I just keep the grass low and use similar products because I don’t like copperhead snakes or the so called good snakes.
I have three fixed rescue cats on my 4 acres. They have a great hunting domain. Always finding dead birds , field mice, chip munks, squirrel, small rabbits at the door. I have found one dead copperhead in the yard. Cats , dogs , free range chickens take care of the snakes easily.
I'm so thankful I live in Michigan. 43 acres with a pond / swamp, woods, hay fields, gardens, small orchard, a creek bed, and lots of berry patches. After 12 years, I've seen maybe 6 small Garter snakes and nothing ever venomous.
Please stop background music
Thanks for the info.... great tips and you saved me money! Didn't know snake away didn't work or that placing moth balls outside was against the law!
I liked your video and will incorporate some of what you directed. NOTE: There is a background music/noise throughout your presentation that is very annoying. I only assume that it is intentional but most viewers can probably do without it.
Hard to listen to him talk.
I agree it’s hard to hear him talk
Please do without the music, as we are trying to listen to your advice. Ty.
Music is distracting. Info is spot on.
Yes. The background music needs to go
Thanks man. A Copperhead was next to my home day before yesterday, it struck at my friend when he was helping me move flower pots. A snake killed my Dog last year, it was terrible. Thanks for enlightening us on this valuable info. N.C is blowing up right now with poisonous Snakes.
Coastal SC snake population is up as well. Killed a baby rattlesnake under my car that was under the carport. He looked like he was headed for the house door until my cat cut him off.
@@Scandinavian_Pride Agree. A neighborhood cat helped me spot a rattling rattlesnake in my backyard that was upset over the cat's presence. I removed a bird feeder in that area where the snake was obviously hunting. That snake scared the crap out of me because it was my first time seeing a rattlesnake ever!
So sorry to hear about your dog. I can't even imagine.
Venomous snakes* there’s only 1 type of poisonous snake that I know of and it doesn’t live in North/South America
I just want to know what will kill them sorry. They will still come in your yard no matter what this guy is saying. I need to know a reliable repellent.
Thanks Derek for caring enough about the snakes to help them ! I actually like snakes and have had several in
and around the house = happily ~ none that were poisonous ~ and we usually move them to where they're
happier and safer (from cars / dogs / even curious cats!) I'd rather they didn't ever get inside (usually small
and young ~ looking for peaceful shade !) We're on the edge of the forest and have had deer, bears, raccoons, woodchucks, foxes, coyotes and whatever else lives nearby = in the yard ! I carefully check all directions before 'walking out '!
Ooh! Congrats for your love of creatures
Please drop the background music, other than that, great stuff!!!! Thank you for all of the info!!!
Imagine my surprise when I watched a snake crawl up the side of our brick house. Didn't know it was possible.
😮
Yeah, they're pretty cool.
That was definitely a rat snake
I saw one climbing up the side of a public restroom at the beach in FL. It made it onto the roof then down into the vent where I’m assuming it fell into the poop.
Finally gets to the point at 3:15
Yes, he does tend to blather a lot about NOTHING.
Great information! Keep up the videos, they are helping people!! Glad I found you!! I live in the desert and have many snakes, tarantulas, coyotes, javalinas and much more, so any help is appreciated, thank you!!
I've been in the nuisance wildlife business since 1993 with a strong background in reptiles...it's nice to hear another professional tell the truth about snake repellents. There are companies that will charge hundreds of dollars to put down snake away. Two things happen...they either charged so much that they dont mind "retreating" if the snake is seen again...or in most cases, they see a snake once, put out mothballs or snake away and never see the snake again...but the truth is, they were never going to see they snake again anyway but they credit the Snake Away. Nice job, Derek.
Apart from the background music , good video
Put out a BLACK HOSE each evening. ONLY thing that worked like for me. Move it inside during day; snakes aren’t stupid. They’re also solo animals. If they see another snake, they will steer clear. The hose looks like a snake - they steer clear.
This is false
You’re right that “most” snakes aren’t communal but they live along side each other in the wild, so the idea of one snake “scaring off” another snake isn’t accurate. Not to mention, a snake would be able to tell the difference between a hose and a snake
Mothballs do work just don't let kids around them
Biggest BS comment
Use white vinagre lemon juice and peppermint oil in a spray bottle I’m from Texas I use it in my huge yard all the time and my kids never see snakes I just got done mowing and no snakes as always
How many times during year do you spray backyard with that mixture?
@@2011Milojko We’ve found that it is easier to spray every other time we mow the lawn. So probably 1 to 2 times a month but during the summer 2 to 3 times a month because in Texas snakes are pretty bad in the country
Need recipe please.
Can we have the recipe?
Mothballs work like a charm just don't let kids get around them
Great information but like others have mentioned. It’s hard to hear you with the background music. I would prefer to hear you only since I’m currently having a copperhead issue here in texas
In the last few years they cut down 150 acres of woods across the road from my house, to build 2 warehouses, making my house "the new woods." Drainage is also a problem over here as the property next to mine is very low and turns into a rather large pond whenever it rains. The snakes LOVE my basement because it's warm and out of the elements. I have professional landscapers cut my grass regularly. The snakes love the warm concrete of my foundation. I don't mind finding one in my basement once in a while ( once a week ) but I've actually caught one upstairs right smack dab in the middle of my living room. Once one of them was in my bed. I thought maybe I brought him upstairs in the laundry basket. I just don't know what to do. I'm dealing with ants too. It's definitely the woods. thank God they're only garden snakes. I live in Buffalo, Ny.
you don’t know what to do??? baby MOVE . cause it’s clearly their home.
@@tykaye8032 naw... they only show up in the spring. The exterminator has been here to spray the perimeter for the ants and the snakes have moved on to greener pastures.
Yikes!
Get cats
No rodents = no snakes
I agree with you. Unfortunately, I live next to a pond and I have thousands of frogs that live all around me, which in turn attracts copperhead snakes. I hate killing any animal at all but I have dogs and cats that I have to protect so I am forced to kill them when I come upon one. I almost stepped on one this evening and that's why I was looking up the subject. My next stop is to go yo amazon and purchase snake boots. Thanks for the video.
12 gauge loaded with number 4 shot ideal for poisonous snakes.Leave harmless ones alone.
Those likely aren't copperheads they're probably a type of watersnake they're notorious for loving fish and frogs
We just caught two milk snakes in our house in less than a week. My wife is freaking out. We had one last year and assumed it was a fluke and moved on. We hate snakes. I don't think we can take this on a regular basis. It's not like mice.
We live in an old house in a remote part of Upstate, NY. Foundation is so porous; there's so many places for them to nest in the basment and the attic. It's really frightening.
I’ve never tried this remedy, but years ago I heard that putting the garden ground limestone underneath the house gets rid of snakes.
My mother is from the south. Grew up around rattlesnakes, and she mentioned like, too. But it has to be dolemite lime.
Put down Sulfur all over yard and under house
Thanks Derek. Your video is very informative.
put golf balls and marbles around in groups looking like nesting. The snake eats them and can't expel them and kills them. Sling shots and pellet guns work well as well as hoes to whack em with. I know he wants to save the snakes, I don't .
Spraying white vinegar to keep them away. Anyone try this?
Heck yes! I’m watched this from Yulee. I’m thankful for your dispelling of the mothball and snake-away approaches. I’ve had snakes more problematic in the last two years, and it is likely because of both access to water puddling, and a few places in the yard that provided a decent hiding place. Cleared them up and am waiting to see how it goes this year. So far, so good.
Question: Have you ever seen a snake held up between a wall and mini storage shed? That’s the only spot I’m concerned about now.
Eliminate bugs from the yard. Granulated insect killer spread over the yard and especially where leaves accumulate reduces food sources for frogs and other small animals that in turn are preyed on by snakes.
We just moved into a house that has a nature preserve park behind us. We live in Columbus Ohio. My uncle saw a long brown one (side of house) 2 weeks ago and a small silver-ish one today front yard. Our basement is completely refinished and very cold. I love it that way and our bedroom is down there. Do snakes get in basements/inside the house? I am sure I’d have a heart attack if I had one in our house.
Thank you so much for the info, how can I keep lizards away from my home. Greatly appreciated
Thank you, the video is very helpful. I agree that the music is distracting, though.
You can come get snakes from our yard as much as you like. We are in Alabama. We run across several rattlesnakes every year.
I hope you mean you are running over them. They are monsters and more dangerous than most people realize.. If you experience the loss of an animal to a rattlesnake bite you will never get over it. I've been oh high alert now for 12 years. Today I am trying Sulphur and I had both my dogs take the rattlesnake vaccine.
@@Monica-jg8pnyou're being dramatic they're literally courteous enough to give you a warning that they're dangerous
hello ... I have removed my
3rd NC RAT SNAKE from
my basement . they like the
floor joists near the ceiling .
very beautiful snakes
about 4 feet long .. just
sealed the roof vent ends
I hope that was the part
they use . 🐍 🐍
I live in mountain and in the wood he is right about keeping the grass cut wood piles and down trees keep flower beds clean in the fall get up leaves .I have copperheads and timber rattlesnakes on my land and some black snakes. I leave the black snakes alone. I have caught 168 copperhead and 37 timber rattlesnakes .I do have a creek on my property. I have used ammonia in my out Buildings I put the ammonia sour cream container and I Will pour some on the floor to then I close the door and wait for them to come out. It works every time . I have been at my home for 29 years .I hope this will help and all my friends and neighbors have had success to. Also you will want to use a respiratory if you go in to the building or leave the door open to vent out the ammonia. also you can use peppermint in your buildings because mice do not like the smell of peppermint no mice no food for the snakes. Some people use lime powder it does not work either.
I’ll have to make a video to prove you wrong on the moth balls and one particular item that has been working great for me.
Thank you for the proper and legal solution to snakes near homes.
I know this is an older video but I just happened upon the video. I see in the comments that others have commented on the background music. It is very distracting & makes it hard to focus on the info. Thanks for taking the time to share the information though.
The Snake away worked. We threw some behind the ply wood on my patio where the snake was hiding and he quickly slide off the patio. Before that he was putting up a long resistance
Pure dusting sulfur around buildings, livestock etc.about 4 inch strip, works great.
Believe it or not I used salt once and they left! I put it by holes I found around this cement pad by my shed. I had bull snakes
The Poison ones I get rid of. All the rest are welcome. My Pyr has a particular bark he has that lets me know it is a Rattle Snake. It is different from the typical Deer or Javelin or people bark. So I'm up in the dark to rectify the situation. Thanks.
Grated irish spring soap does keep ants away and maybe moles still testing it
I don't have low bushes or water near the house, I have natural woods on 3 sides of me and a creek 500 yards down the hill in the woods and they stay down there. No food in my yard. I did have a black racer in my front flower bed for 6 yrs. Only saw him sunbathing once and several sheds. But the city dug up the 6"pvc water pipe and laid 8" iron pipe. All the digging in the front by the flower bed ran him off
Mustache looks like snake fangs!! Rock it bro
The only way to truly not have snakes is to move to Antarctica!
Like the videos! Keep them coming. Tip: turn off the radio in the background. It’s distracting.
What is your opinion on sprinkling Cayenne pepper around your property to deter snakes ??
I’m planning to put a 4’ high 1/4” wire mesh along the bottom of my fencing… baby rattlers can’t get through those and the adults can’t traverse up a vertical fence past 4’ high… but that’s rattlers… other snakes that are probably not poisonous may be able to climb that… but you need the 1/4” mesh to keep baby rattlers coming through. So it will be a lot of work and expense at my property. I may just do it around the ramshackle and potager garden first, then little by little around my other fencing, for which there is a lot of that. And we definitely have rattlers.
Keep your yard mawned and tidy free of grass, lumbers or pile of any kind of materials- for their shelter
My cats are continuously helping keep my snake visitation down by eliminating the snakes food sources: mice, birds, lizards and etc. My cats are taking away their food source and without a food source they generally don't have any reason to hang around.
Thanks a lot. You saved me some money! ❤️🙌🏽👑
Music annoying. Otherwise great information.
Great presentation & information. Helpful. Thank you. The music racket has caused me to seek counseling! Uhg! Bad idea! Lol
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I live in the middle of the worst area for rattlesnakes in California on 10 acres. How can I make sure not one snake not even a baby ever touches my entire property? I mean never not one single snake I'm worried if I put snake fencing around the whole property that I would be trapping the ones that are already here.
I m here in cali also and i always thought genie hens was the way to go
410 pistols are great 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
What city in CA. do you live? I've had a lizard problem the last 4 summers 😤! Hate any sort of reptiles or rodents 😡!
@@dharobed3329 near Penn Valley ca, west of Grassvalley ca. I sprayed gas under the decks and around the property and keep Wray’s soaked in gas . I’ve killed about 20 huge ones in past 2 years
@@SeanDees okay, kinda North/East. Thank. Good luck up there 🐍 🐍 😬! Be safe
Moth balls don’t work. I still found snake skin in my crawl space after doing so
Get some Guinea hens
Ehhhh, I've got garters and bullsnakes living under my house.
Nice to have an info channel on this topic....but the music in background is bothersome. Thanks for the video and info.
Thank you! This was very helpful!
I'm in GA. I think there is a snake hole in the ground at the corner of my house & patio. What should I do? Fill it in with what and should I fill it in with the creature in it or how do I get it to come out?
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I am also a Floridian, AND looking for snake help! Lol Glad to find your channel.
Thanks from Australia
People, there are hundreds of different types of snacks here in America. There is only six " venomous " snacks in America
1. The Eastern Diamondback
2. The Sidewinder Diamondback
3. The Pigmey Rattlesnake
4. The Cottonmouth
5. The Water Moccasin
6. The Coral Snake
Everything other than those are good Snakes. They will eat mice, rats, and other Snakes even the bad ones. So if you see a Snake,make sure it's a bad one before killing
Rattlesnake, copperhead, coral snake and water moccasin. Cottonmouth and water moccasin are the same. I think that's what I remember hearing on a educational show.
No snake is bad!
@@Drivehead103only water moccasin and cottonmouth are the same
@@Drivehead103copperhead and cottonmouth/water moccasin are closely related though
Snakes? I am lucky not one politician has come in my yard. I've been snake free.
Great video, much appreciated. Wanted to give you a tip on something if it is OK. I compose music for film and tv and as something you may need to know. If you choose music for your videos when you’re talking, get instrumental, music without vocals or high-pitched instruments.the vocals are distracting of your voice and it’s hard to focus on you. Just a little helpful tip for you. Thank you again.
How can I protect my baby koi in my pond
[another thing that draws snakes is someone having chickens]
I agree. Please get rid of the music. Super distracting!
I concur with previous comments about the background music being way too distracting. I wanted to hear this pertinent information, but it was so difficult to zero and concentrate on your voice instead of that background music. Thank you just the same for your tips.
Thank you, im in interlachen and just seen a coral snake in my half acre and have toddlers that roam free never less i will not be doing that anymore!
Great video and the music was nice in the backround.
I need you in Arkansas. I just had a black chicken snake in my laundry room on top of my dryer. Bout had a heart attack. When I first moved here I bought so much snakeaway and then sulphur pellets which my laundry room is covered in and after watching The Louisiana snake I’d guy and found out I was wasting my money. I’m living in my moms 100 year old farmhouse and there is a lot of rotted holes in parts of the wood. I feel like I live in the Amazon.
Please no background music. Distracting and headache inducing 😫. Otherwise! I’m not sure if I can stick with you if that music is going to play the entire time.
Snakes including rattlers like Mojave Greens in the high desert of SoCal - all are afraid of you and your noisy habits. Just dragging a metal frame lawn chair across the yard yesterday sent a snake running across our 5-acre parcel toward pine trees and hiding places.
Don't know if it was a rattler (the person dragging the chair only said it was large and brown) but I do know walking with a hiking stick thumping on the ground scares them away. I have been told it's the vibrations, not sound, but whatever, it works.
Learned in the Girls Scouts in Texas, home of more poisonous snakes that give you no warning, they are more afraid of you than you are of them. And believe you me, if you do hear that warning, you backpedal without thinking, a reflex.
We have learned in seasons of many mice or pack rats, the rodents run along beside the house foundations to stay out of range of owls and other birds. The snakes just lie there in ambush for the rodents. So it's wise to glance around before you let out the dogs, because they will chase the snake. That could end badly.
Great information thank you so much. I have a pot that I have turned into a pond with weed in it and I have a frog pond up the front will that attract snakes?
A question please: If I feed foxes and racoons, and they are marking the area with urine and feces, will that deter snakes from coming close to the house?
I have installed at a friends Thailand Isan house a electric fence. Mesh size 10 mm( half inch) . 80 cm high. We watched a Cobra trying to climb over it. She stopped and turned.
What's up from Grove Oklahoma!
Hi Derek,
Thanks so much for the video. We have a small Koi pond in our backyard also a chicken coop with only two hens. Last year we saw one snake but this year I have seen three already. Online, people mentioned about "sulfur, vinegar, cinnamon, smoke and spice, and foul, bitter, and ammonia-like scents" keep snakes away. Can I get your opinion on these? Thanks so much.
Southeast ga is bad too. We killed a big mocassin at my mom's yesterday on her carport concrete ughhhhh with big baby so I'm scared they'd more babies around. She keeps yard mowed
Okay, I have a question. There is a list of "plants" that keep them away. What do you think of that. Also, what about coyote urine? Here's kicker, I have heard HUMANE urine will deter them. I have dogs and cats as well to keep mice/rats then hopefully snakes. Besides lawn care/water issues... What else can one do?
Excellent advice. Excellent reason to keep garden tidy too. Many thanx
Your AC unit looks just like mine. Right down to the PVC drain pipe lol. Last year is where a King snake decided to stick his head out when I was cutting grass. I bout jumped off the mow 😂
King snakes are predators for poisonous snake. The kill and eat them.. They are not a snake that you want to get rid of. Just be aware they might be around and let them be.. They will work for you.
@@Monica-jg8pn I 100% agree! I feel like jumping out my skin when anything pokes its head out of a hole and surprises me 🤣! The tough guy in me is nowhere to be found 😭😂 I'm taking a break as we speak from cleaning my fence line. I'm a poor man, so I have to muscle everything around here. I just seen the temperature it's 94⁰ F and not even 3 o'clock yet 😂
Can you get rid of the backround noise?
I used snakeaway 8 gallons. In memphis on between two rivers. Cottonmouths everywhere. They ate snakeaway for lunch. Go old piss worked. Mark your spot. Same rule throughout the animal kingdom
I have heard that snakes don’t like noise. I’ve heard that some people place plastic bags, I guess like grocery bags, around their property. They make noise on a windy day. The bags are tied to the fence. Is this true. I started mowing the lawn one day, and when I looked up, a snake was practically flying across the yard. I guess I raddled his cage.
I learned some valuable things from your video. I also like that song reminds me of middle school when I didn’t have to worry about snakes
Can you leave water bowls out for the dogs?
Mothballs keeps rats away that worked for us
We have copperheads and timber rattlers but rare. The rattlers are more heavier to the south of us!, weve seen copperheads along near creeks but at the elevation we are weve never seen them close to the house. We have several big black snakes and a blue racer I saw but we welcome them cause they eat all the field mice around!.
Thank you for confirming about the mothballs. I'm always afraid that cats and dogs will get ahold of them and eat them. The mothballs are very poisonous to animals. My neighbor claims that it works, of course, she's stubborn and hates insects, pets and anything like that.
We are moving to the woods! Green Country Oklahoma, in the eastern part. All the information was excellent for peace of mind. 😊
If you mute, turn on cc and 2x play, it's bearable
I never seen a snake in my yard(maybe one)until my lazy neighbors moved in and now the grass is 4ft tall and the pool is full of frogs..I've seen 5 this week luckily ground snakes and a huge black(I'll let him be though)
Glad that I found your video. I`m planning to move to Interlachen, and aware that there could be snakes out in the rural area I`m eyeing. I want to be wise, so I`m seeking ways to protect myself and my grandkids.
One just fell on my boyfriend’s head as he walked out the front door. This is the 3rd one, the first one was in my living room chilling, the second my dogs tore up and brung it to the porch as a present🤮 they are knocking down trees behind our land and it’s water moccasins back there by the pond. I need help!!
Don’t put out birdseed if you have a snake issue. That draws in snakes. Circle of life.. what eats seed? Birds, rodents.. Snakes eats both.
I've heard put ammonia soaking in rags and put it around with the snakes are
Please get rid of the music. It is difficult to hear you with the music going on.