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Originally Posted by bjones6416
I'm curious -- living as you guys do with so many venemous snakes around you, how do you deal with it when you find one near the house? Around here, most people kill copperheads/rattlers found near their homes, but leave them alone in more remote areas. Or at least I hope they leave them alone in remote areas. Unfortunately I've met a lot of people who think the only good snake is a dead one. (I've never had one in my own yard -- it's pretty urban right around me.)
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Snakes are protected here. It's against the law to kill them. In urban areas people call the wildlife guys who come and catch them. I leave them alone as they are usually just passing by. None have set up camp yet. A lot of my neighbors get out the shovel when they see them. I don't.