huuwi Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 hi, have read about one topic (guess it was about a lake) where someone said, plant lemon gras around it avoid snake. is this true or only some volk's visdom. i try to keep the snake away from my free range chicken with sulphur powder, but dont work for long if at all. thx for any input. huuwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_a_plant_that_repels_snakes A few choices, and it seems Lemon grass is one. It grows like a weed around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjepp Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I heard the same thing, so planted plenty at the bottom of my garden. Had cobras coming and going out of the pineapple fields - found shed skins a few times a year, and the farmers nearby saw plenty of them. then i found a big cobra (about 2.5-3m big) sleeping in a big clump of lemongrass. (99.9% certain) Wife explained that lemongrass keeps some snakes away, but not cobras. oh well. So i built a big concrete wall round my 5 rai, with foundations dug in deep. will see how we go now! Also the gardener netted around some likely holes with fine 1" fishing net to try to catch them as the wall was going up, but no luck. Its likely they were off, back in the pineapple fields anyway. Pretty sure my gardener didn't want to catch one though! goodluck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulasno Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 rear goose to keep the snakes away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huuwi Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I heard the same thing, so planted plenty at the bottom of my garden. Had cobras coming and going out of the pineapple fields - found shed skins a few times a year, and the farmers nearby saw plenty of them. then i found a big cobra (about 2.5-3m big) sleeping in a big clump of lemongrass. (99.9% certain) Wife explained that lemongrass keeps some snakes away, but not cobras. oh well. So i built a big concrete wall round my 5 rai, with foundations dug in deep. will see how we go now! Also the gardener netted around some likely holes with fine 1" fishing net to try to catch them as the wall was going up, but no luck. Its likely they were off, back in the pineapple fields anyway. Pretty sure my gardener didn't want to catch one though! goodluck! ups, so the cobra are a bit pitty or in this way she like lemon gras, when she sleeps in there. any way, had a look at the wiki answer and try lemon gras for a while, maybe add some sulphur powder too and hope they stay away. thanks for your fast answer. huuwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I too can assure you that lemon grass will NOT keep snakes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulasno Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I always thought that lemon grass is used to keep the mosquitoes away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huuwi Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I too can assure you that lemon grass will NOT keep snakes away. so what, do i have to get a couple mungo's to fight them away. man,man,man, i thought there will be something easy and natural to keep them away. dont like the idea of a hugh concret wall. huuwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 rear goose to keep the snakes away Peacocks are used for keepingsnakes away too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Peacocks and geese have something else in common. They make a lot of noise. That wiki suggest marigolds for both mozzies and snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huuwi Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 so, i will try a mix of marigolds and lemon gras. as mosha said, goose are good for robbers, they make a lot of noice, and i dont want to experiment with peacocks, guess you have to fence them, we got dog's runing around. thx again for your input huuwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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