I do everything I can to increase the good ones here. Every time I see a black rat or red rat (corn snake) crossing the road I'll gather them up and bring them home to release on my property.
The "range" of the copperhead shows that they extend this far North but I've never seen one here in the last 20 years. If you go 40 miles East or South of where I'm at there are a few sightings.
The BIG problem here is that every single person who sees a corn snake/red rat snake thinks it's a Copperhead and ends their existence. I have no fear of any of them but for sure will relocate any Copperheads that show up here simply to keep my grand kids and dogs safer.........
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