Copper Trash Can How To Keep Snakes Away?

How to keep snakes away? - copper trash can

We are entering into a new house with 5 acres (lots of wood), which have Copperhead snakes and black (I'm sure others, but these are the most common). I live in North Carolina. I hurry up and not the wild turkey was 5 a.m.-2 p.m. deer in my garden while we were there, for sure in, there are many snakes on the prowl. I want to know how to keep a distance. I have 4 children and is nowhere to go. mothballs keep them away when I heard they are? Suggestions on how to keep the snakes for reasons other than where the garbage cleaned up and cut grass.