| Mothball Flakes The most popular snake repellent products sold, even at reputable places like Home Depot, are usually just napthalene (moth ball) flakes, with some powdered sulfur mixed in. I tried these products many times, and they never once worked. I once poured a half-container of the stuff right down in a den that several snakes were using. They didn't care in the slightest. I tried lining the outside of several yards with it - snakes still came in. I conducted my own tests, with thick lines of this snake repellant, with many different kinds of snakes, and it did not work.
Powdered or Liquid Sulfur I've tried both, and neither seemed to work very well. In my own testing, I've found no evidence that snakes take any disliking to the scent of sulfur.
Predator Urine The theory with predator urine is that you spray the urine scent of an animal that may like to eat snakes, such as a mongoose or a bobcat or even kingsnake, and this will deter snakes. For years I've used a special blend of urines such as these, and it actually has worked somewhat. But it's not foolproof and doesn't always work, unfortunately.
Cinnamon I heard of one type of snake repellent that used heavy doses of cinnamon, so I gave it a shot. Waste of time.
Hot Sauce Very hot sauces, like habanero pepper sauce, actually works very well in deterring various animals from chewing on certain areas or going to certain areas. If it's hot enough, it's effectively like mace. It can work on mammals, but I haven't observed it to work well with reptiles.
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