[David70]

I grew up in rural FL, then GA, TN, and some other areas of the country but snakes aren't something to be worried about. Vast majority aren't poisonous, are killing pests, and don't want anything to do with you. Amazes me the things most likely to kill us we don't worry much at all about but these really out of the ordinary things like alligators, snakes and sharks puts people in a panic. Snake bite deaths are between 5-10 a year in the U.S., roughly 40,000 die in car accidents.

My sister was bitten by a Cottonmouth, she tried to pick it up because she didn't realize what it was and I had a pet snake for roughly 7 years. She was ok after a surgery but if she had left it alone it never would have happened.