Black racers are great. But, Florida is home to every type of venomous insect and reptile in the US. While living in Durham NC, my neighbor went out to pick up his Sunday morning newspaper off the lawn and was bit in the foot by a baby copperhead, they apparently are loaded at birth, he had to go to the ER for anti-venom. Recently, an Amazon delivery man in Melbourne FL was sent to the hospital after being bit by a rattler that was resting by the door when he made a delivery. There's a you tube doorbell video of another Amazon deliverer that came across a similar situation. He found a shovel and a rake and took care of it. There is a time for a shovel. Whenever hiking or walking in the south it's extra important to look down.
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