Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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The only venomous snake that we really have to worry about in the Triangle is the copperhead and that ain't one of those, so he's a good guy.
The mountains and the coastal plain have rattlers. And there are water moccasins/cottonmouths on the southern and eastern edges of the triangle, but they'd be in or near the water.
If you see a snake in your neighborhood and it's not a copperhead it's okay. Copperheads are tan and brown with a coppery head. They look just like fall leaves — it's fantastic camouflage. Any grey, black, green snake — no worries.
As others said, leave it be. If nothing else those smaller snakes help with keeping creepy-crawly bugs & small rodents in check
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