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Originally Posted by Runway48
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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I recall hearing awhile back that when in Florida you are never more than 10' from a snake. Maybe in rural Florida swamps this might have some truth to it but not in TV. I've see precisely six snakes in four years here in TV and they were all black racers, though I do remember a guy talking about seeing a Cottonmouth last year near one of the golf course holding ponds.
Common sense is best. Even venomous snakes are not especially dangerous as long as you respect them and don't make them feel threatened.