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Old 09-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Phoneman View Post
Thinking of moving down to TV from Illinois. While my wife was speaking to one of her friends about the move she was told there are numerous snakes in Florida. Now my wife is nervous about this, can anyone ease her concerns.
Just remind her that Illinois has 39 species of snakes of which approximately 10% are venomous. Florida has a few more species at 45, with the venomous species just edging out Illinois at 13%.

That being said, you are still likely to meet more snakes at a singles bar than in your front yard.
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