Identification of snake repellents

Abstract

Snake repellents include a repellent composition, an inert carrier and an adjuvant. The snake repellents include an essential oil selected from a group of essentials oils or a reagent from one of the essential oils. Methods of repelling snakes include exposing snakes to the snake repellents by aerosol, vapor or fog.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of: 
 providing a snake repellent including a repellent composition selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene, and    exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.    
     
     
         2 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said step of exposing includes spraying said snake repellent onto said snakes.  
     
     
         3 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said step of exposing includes delivering said snake repellent in a vapor to said snakes.  
     
     
         4 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said step of exposing includes delivering said snake repellent in a cold generated fog to said snakes.  
     
     
         5 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said step of exposing includes delivering said snake repellent in a thermal generated fog to said snakes.  
     
     
         6 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said snake repellent includes an inert carrier.  
     
     
         7 . The method of    claim 6    wherein said carrier is a liquid.  
     
     
         8 . The method of    claim 7    wherein said liquid is water.  
     
     
         9 . The method of    claim 6    wherein said carrier is a propellant.  
     
     
         10 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said snake repellent includes an adjuvant.  
     
     
         11 . The method of    claim 10    wherein said adjuvant is yucca extract.  
     
     
         12 . The method of    claim 1    wherein said repellent composition has a concentration in said snake repellent of at least 1% by mass.  
     
     
         13 . A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of: 
 providing a snake repellent including an essential oil of a plant, said plant being selected from the group consisting of anise, cedarwood, cinnamon, citronella, sage, ginger, grapefruit, juniper berry, lavender, rosemary, peppermint, and wintergreen, and    exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.    
     
     
         14 . A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of: 
 providing a snake repellent including a repellent reagent selected from the group consisting of iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene, and    exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.    
     
     
         15 . A snake repellent comprising: 
 a repellent composition selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene,    an inert carrier, and    an adjuvant.    
     
     
         16 . The snake repellent of    claim 15    wherein said repellent composition has a concentration of at least 1% by mass.  
     
     
         17 . The snake repellent of    claim 15    wherein said carrier is a liquid.  
     
     
         18 . The snake repellent of    claim 17    wherein said liquid is water.  
     
     
         19 . The snake repellent of    claim 15    wherein said carrier is a propellant.  
     
     
         20 . The snake repellent of    claim 15    wherein said adjuvant is yucca extract.  
     
     
         21 . A snake repellent comprising: 
 a repellent composition, having a concentration of at least 1% by mass, selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene,    water as an inert carrier, and    yucca extract as an adjuvant.