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Originally Posted by tophcfa
Anyone living near a so called wildlife preserve basically lives near a glorified swamp. Many preserves, including the one in our back yard, are used for water management during the wet season which is currently upon us. Retention ponds are proactively lowered by diverting water into the preserves, especially if a tropical storm is forecasted in anticipation of extremely heavy rains. We have seen the preserve behind our home go from almost totally dry to looking like a lake. The wildlife living in those areas is absolutely amazing. The only thing living in them that scares me are the water moccasins.
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So, I just googled water moccasins. Pretty scary..