any recipes for homemade safe..effective... rattlesnake repellent?

[soothsayer]

1. Found these preventative measures

Rodent control – rattlesnakes eat rodents, so having rodents coming and going from your property will bring them in.

Eliminate cool and moist areas, like the leaky hose or patch of lawn that nobody really uses.

Clean up dog poop. This can attract rodents and the rattlesnakes that look for them.

Rattlesnake Fencing to physically keep them out.

Keep a generally tidy yard, and eliminate any opportunity for a snake to hide.