It would be really cool if snake repellents worked, but they don't. How do we know? We keep seeing rattlesnakes ignoring it! In fact in our 15 years of experience with finding rattlesnakes in backyards, we see no difference at all between yards treated with snake repellents and yards that aren't. "But it can't hurt!" – YES IT CAN! If even a little bit of you feels like your yard is being protected by something that's doing nothing of the sort, it's easy to forget the basics of rattlesnake avoida