Snake repellents like oils, granules and mothballs lack proven effectiveness. Mothballs pose health risks to humans and pets. Habitat changes remain the most reliable snake deterrents. It’s summertime ...
It’s a popular myth: Mothballs deter snakes. This fallacy hasn’t kept visitors to Mecklenburg’s nature preserves and trails from dropping the toxic balls, and county officials urge them to stop. “Why ...
With South Carolina deep into spring and closing in on summer, copperheads are out in force. The most common venomous snake in South Carolina, the copperhead, while it prefers to avoid human contact, ...