And lots of people that know nothing about snakes. So reports the Charlotte Observer, which matches my experience as well. So people please take a moment and learn a bit about snakes in general and the venomous snakes in particular. Luckily, in the Internet age, that’s easy to do.
A really good website is Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina, which provides information on snakes, turtles, alligators, frogs, toads, lizards, and salamanders. The snakes page is here, with links to information on all the different types of snakes found in the snake. You might want to start by having a look at the page on copperheads, easily the most common venomous snake in the immediate Charlotte area. The other venomous snakes around here, particularly if you’re going hiking in wooded areas, wound be the timber rattler and the pigmy rattlesnake.
