Subject: Can mothballs keep snakes away?

My mother is deathly afraid of snakes, and somehow believes that
mothballs will keep them away from the house.  She throws them out in the 
underbrush in the woods near their house (Central Fla.)and now there is a 
nice white line of mothballs faintly visible in the woods.  Is there any 
possible truth to this belief?  Could the camphor or other chemicals in 
mothballs repel snakes in any fashion?  Our family is curious if Mom is 
bonkers, or just smarter than the rest of us.....

Re: Can mothballs keep snakes away?