Rubber has no place in rattlesnake prevention. Anything flexible, chewable, or that moves with every opening of a gate is temporary at best. If ANY gap exists in a snake fence, it means it's a snake trap instead, so these are critical failures. It might be cheaper, but, it doesn't get any better of an example of "you get what you pay for". Here's one we encountered at a property recently. Yikes. | Rattlesnake Solutions