First copperhead spotted on my property (Charlotte, Asheville: relocate, hoa, work)

[mm34b]

Range of the Cottonmouth (shaded counties)

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Range of the Cottonmouth (shaded counties)

mm34b - I hope those maps from that excellent web site are correct, but I strongly suspect that the snakes' map reading skills are somewhat limited. Don't ever be surprised if you spot species that are not in their "supposed" ranges.

[berryjuice4life]

Ok help me here so where in NC are they??? because now im getting a bit more nervous..

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by berryjuice4life

Ok help me here so they are here in nc???

Yep, berry - water moccasins or cottonmouths are in NC! Check out the species!

Snakes of North Carolina

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

mm34b - I hope those maps from that excellent web site are correct, but I strongly suspect that the snakes' map reading skills are somewhat limited. Don't ever be surprised if you spot species that are not in their "supposed" ranges.

Just a matter of probability, but did you see they found an alligator in Webster City, Iowa last week? In June, a 5-footer was caught in the Chicago River. In July 2006, there was one in the French Broad River in Asheville.

[Hoagie58]

Originally Posted by berryjuice4life

Ok help me here so they are here in nc???

Absolutely! Rural legend has it, that a water-
skier on the VA/NC border (Lake Gaston) skied in to a den (hive?) of them, and was bitten multiple times. Aside from that, there is plenty of habitat on the eastern coast of NC. They have a great snake exhibit at The Schiele Museum in Gastonioa.

[anifani821]

EM - you will more likely see a black snake or a garden snake b/f you see a copperhead. But they are around. Like I said - almost six years and this is the only one we have spotted on our property and I stomp around in the woods w/ Miss Scarlett daily, year round.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by Hoagie58

Absolutely! Rural legend has it, that a water-
skier on the VA/NC border (Lake Gaston) skied in to a den (hive?) of them, and was bitten multiple times. Aside from that, there is plenty of habitat on the eastern coast of NC. They have a great snake exhibit at The Schiele Museum in Gastonioa.

First time I've heard that skier story attributed to Lake Gaston.

snopes.com: Waterskier and Snake Nest

[berryjuice4life]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

Yep, berry - water moccasins or cottonmouths are in NC! Check out the species!

Snakes of North Carolina

sorry E I cant open the link because I will have NIGHTMARES really im not kidding....but thank you I will have dh look at it..

[Hoagie58]

Originally Posted by mm34b

First time I've heard that skier story attributed to Lake Gaston.

snopes.com: Waterskier and Snake Nest

Actually, I worked in the Emergency Department at both CMH in South Hill, and Halifax Regional in South Boston. In both locations I'd heard this story attributed to Lake Gaston or Buggs Island Lake. Never really believed it, as I thought the climate was too cold in the winter, but it didnt stop the story from being told.