To prevent snakes from taking over your garden plot, you need to make it unsuitable for their habitation.
We will tell you what measures will help achieve this.
How to drive snakes away from the site
First, you need to get rid of rodents, they are the ones that attract snakes to the area.
Secondly, do not drive hedgehogs away from the area; they feed on snakes, including poisonous ones.
Thirdly, it is necessary to tidy up the area and outbuildings.
Mow the grass regularly and do not allow bushes to become overgrown.
If the dacha is located near a body of water or a forest, enclose the area with a fence made of fine-mesh netting or corrugated sheet metal.
The fence must be high and dug into the ground at least 25 centimeters.
Fourthly, you can scatter rags soaked in gasoline around the area; snakes cannot stand its smell.
Snakes are also repelled by mustard powder, pepper, mothballs and garlic.
In addition, you can install traps and repellents on the site. They are sold in any garden store.
