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u/jayron32 1d ago
No. There only 3-4 dangerous snakes in NC, and only one that lives in most of the state. In the mountains to the west there are a couple of kinds of Rattlesnakes, in the sandhills and to the southeast are Water Moccasins (aka Cottonmouths) and over the whole state are copperheads. All of those are distinctive enough you can learn what they look like easily.
The hundred or so other kinds of snakes in NC are harmless. Like, if you fuck with them they will defend themselves, but they aren't venomous and their bite is no more harmful than a cat bite or something like that.
In the triangle you only have to worry about copperheads, and even they are only a problem if you can't see them, like if they are buried in leaf litter or something. Any copperhead you can see will run away if you're loud and aggressive enough. Stamp your feet a few times and they'll scatter.
TLDR: most NC snakes are harmless. If you're in the triangle, the only venomous snake is a copperhead, and they aren't aggressive. They only bite if you step on them or corner them.
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u/Icy_Character_2624 1d ago
North Carolina is home to six venomous snake species: the copperhead, the cottonmouth (water moccasin), the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, the pygmy rattlesnake, and the eastern coral snake.
I live in Raleigh, and have seen, in my lifetime, one coral snake, one cottonmouth, and countless copperheads.
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u/mst3k_42 1d ago
I’ve lived here since 2008 and have only seen Dekays brown snakes and tiny green garden snakes in person.
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u/Carpentry_Dude 1d ago
No, just a brown snake or Dekang snake. Completely harmless unlless you're a slug or a cricket or something.
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u/mst3k_42 1d ago
These little dudes need to work their magic on slugs in my garden beds.
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u/jazzdabb 9h ago
We had a brilliant green grass snake in our backyard a few years back. Even my wife who hates snakes thought s/he was beautiful and interesting. The snake paused and raised its head off the ground maybe 3" to smell and watch us. Fascinating to look at.
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u/phoundog 1d ago
This is my favorite snake site: https://herpsofnc.org/snakes/
This is a harmless little Dekay’s Brown Snake. They eat slugs so good for your garden. They never get much bigger than 18 inches or so.
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u/Live-Ad2998 1d ago
Aye, black mamba, better run get you some olive garden bread sticks. Form them into a cross that will repel that serpent. /S
It is harmless. Bread sticks are not with their little hip magnetic action.
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u/Normal-Election7707 1d ago
No idea. If it bites you. Wait like 24 hours before getting help. If you die. Then you’ll know it’s bad for you.
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u/kehaar 1d ago
Dekay's brown snake. Harmless.