I get several calls each year from homeowners concerned about snakes in their yard. They are not only concerned for themselves but for their children, grandchildren and pets getting bit by a poisonous snake. Dr. Michael Mengak, wildlife specialist with the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, discusses how to reduce the chances of snakes in the yard and dispels the myths that sulfur and mothballs will repel them on On The Farm at OTF-Mengaksnakes

