Reply #23: Cats hunt snakes - and in my neighborhood they have done a very

[kick-ass-bob]

good job in the past. We were warned several years ago about them, but never saw any, most likely because of the hunting by the cats.

The cats are still around in full force, but now we are seeing a lot of snakes.

From
http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/reptiles/squamata/serpentes/viperidae/acontortrix.html

Most Copperheads breed in the spring months of April and May, but mating may also take place in the fall in September and October. After a gestation period of 105 - 150 days the young are born alive and ready to feed. This snake is active from March through November in the South. In rocky, mountainous regions, it will congregate in rock crevices to hibernate for the winter months.