The smell emitted by the plant is irritating for mice and they try to avoid them. Poo from bobcats, snakes, and cats are also effective mice deterrent because of their distinct smell. That smell scares mice away due to their natural fear on their predators. Pet stores have products that contain this unique smell which you can buy to spread over your house to keep mice away.
1) A myth exists that a cucumber smell comes from rattlesnakes. 2) The Tongue Mountain Range is known for harboring rattlesnakes. 3) The only place I have ever smelled random cucumber is the Tongue Mountain Range. Which leads me to believe the tiny minority, that rattlesnakes do in fact give off a cucumber smell.
One is that black snakes can interbreed with copperheads to make a venomous black snakeâthe black snake is probably a rat snake. Another one is that it smells like cucumberâwhich is generally not true, as they only secrete an odor resembling cucumber when they feel threatened, such as when intruders pass by. The funniest myth about the copperhead snake is that juvenile copperhead snakes are more venomous than adults.