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flamin lib

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4. You did the right thing.

Reply to Blue_true (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 11:50 PM

Dec 2017

The U.S. is lucky. It has only 4 species of poisonous snakes and they are very timid. They prefer to run unless it simply isn't possible. That snake would have to be severely harassed to hurt someone.

Meanwhile he'll just do what snakes do, eat rodents.

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A nature question. [View all] Blue_true Dec 2017 OP

Location? Species? nt Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #1

Eastern diamondback. Florida near a National Forest. nt Blue_true Dec 2017 #3

Florida is their home range. Seems like the right call to me. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #8

Not at all Madam Mossfern Dec 2017 #2

You did the right thing. flamin lib Dec 2017 #4

What are the other three poisonous snakes? Control-Z Dec 2017 #10

They have rattlesnakes in California. LeftInTX Dec 2017 #13

Cottonmouth moccasins, coral snakes, and copperheads csziggy Dec 2017 #14

I would of done the same thing so yes I think you did. The rattlesnake has a right Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #5

I'd have relocated it too. Solly Mack Dec 2017 #6

Bravo, you NJCher Dec 2017 #7

You did good! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #9

Rattlesnakes control vermin ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #11

You did the right thing nmgaucho Dec 2017 #12