Eliminates slugs and snails: If you have a garden burdened by snails or slugs, Coke is the ultimate trap. Put a small amount of flat Coke in a bowl and place in the garden. Like many humans, slugs and snails are attracted to the Coke – and as with us, the acid causes them serious damage. Once they slide in the little bowl of Coke, they get more than they can handle.