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‘“‘Snake-Stop,”’ a Repellent Chemical 
By HARLAN D, WALLEY 
WITH THE INTENSE interest being stimulated in the problem of insecticide- 
wildlife relationships, you might be interested in hearing of another new 
chemical, ‘“Snake-Stop,” which repels and kills snakes. 
Animal Repellents Inc., Griffin, Georgia, will manufacture and distribute 
“Snake-Stop,’ developed by Dr. James H. Jenkins, (Professor of Wildlife 
Management, University of Georgia School of Forestry). This chemical 
was used several years ago and declared successful, but has not been mar- 
keted until now. ‘‘Snake-Stop” is granular (coarser than ordinary salt) 
and has an odor like that of civet musk. The chemical is made to be ap- 
plied at the rate of one pound per 420 square feet of soil. 
The repellent might prove useful in reducing pcisonous snakes near 
human habitations, but it would also kill numerous small, inoffensive, and 
highly beneficial species. What effect would “Snake-Stop” have on lizards 
and other forms of wildlife? Representatives of state and federal conserva- 
tion agencies should make a special effort to keep informed about the use 
of “Snake-Stop.” This chemical should be restricted to competent persons 
and not to the public, who would be unaware of the potentially great harm 
“Snake-Stop” could cause if used indiscriminately. 
Information on ‘“Snake-Stop” was drawn from the Albany Herald and 
St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 11, 1960, as reviewed in Bull. Philadelphia 
Herp. Soc., 1960 (Sept.-Oct.): 1, 12, and Herpetological Newsletter, ac- 
companying Herpetologica, 1960, 16, 4. 
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