fearofpavement
Trying them all
Well, living in Georgia is certainly snake country and I believe we have the most types of venomous snakes of any state. (not all in the same place though thankfully) I rarely see copperheads, have never seen a live timber or diamondback rattler, coral snake or whatever. The most common venomous snake I encounter are water moccasins (cottonmouths).
I used to kill rat snakes when they were eating our eggs but now that we don't have chickens I leave them alone to eat other vermin. We see the occasional garter snake, black racer or ring snake but overall, I see very few snakes. I do wear snake chaps when busting brush hunting (especially while pig hunting)
We have guinea fowl and they freak out when snakes are around and sometimes our dogs will kill snakes too. (our dogs will double team them. I think a single dog just barks at them.)
Statistically, if you get bitten by a venomous snake, you knew it was there and were messing with it.
Snakes and people have been at odds since the Garden of Eden. They don't bother me if I'm aware of their presence but they can sure make me launch if they surprise me. (like the time in west Texas when I jumped out of a tree and landed on a western diamondback all coiled up.)
I used to kill rat snakes when they were eating our eggs but now that we don't have chickens I leave them alone to eat other vermin. We see the occasional garter snake, black racer or ring snake but overall, I see very few snakes. I do wear snake chaps when busting brush hunting (especially while pig hunting)
We have guinea fowl and they freak out when snakes are around and sometimes our dogs will kill snakes too. (our dogs will double team them. I think a single dog just barks at them.)
Statistically, if you get bitten by a venomous snake, you knew it was there and were messing with it.
Snakes and people have been at odds since the Garden of Eden. They don't bother me if I'm aware of their presence but they can sure make me launch if they surprise me. (like the time in west Texas when I jumped out of a tree and landed on a western diamondback all coiled up.)