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The Parts of America With the Most Dangerous Snakes

Abby Parks By Abby Parks
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The United States is home to more than 30 species of venomous snakes, many of which can pose serious risks to humans. This video breaks down which states have the highest populations of venomous snakes.

Find out where rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes are most common and why these regions support so many venomous species.

Abby Parks

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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