Have’nt seen many down here,I know they’re here killed two 5ft. cottonmouths in the bottom about 2 months ago.Reckon it’s so hot (100/110 heat indexes)they’re staying where it’s cool.I’ll just let them have their area , if they’ll stay out of mine.Killed 2 timber rattlers in the eggroom at the chicken houses where there’s A/C.Guess momma drove them off.
Not much venomous up here aside from the massasauga but the water snakes can be pretty aggressive and leave a nasty infected bite. The dogs had a little snapping turtle cornered in the yard a few weeks back.
I had a cotton mouth up in the dozer with me when it got stuck a couple of weeks ago. Got off, he stayed, got a shovel and he is in pieces.
A friend reminded me that the air temp is so hot that pit vipers, being heat signature seekers, have trouble “seeing” us this time of year.
Protected species my butt.