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Yes in North Florida
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The only venoums snakes I see are Dusky Pigmy Rattlers and Florida Cottonmouths. The pigmys are very common I have seen up to 4 in a single hike. Cottonmouths are still faily common but the big rattlers, Canebrake rattlesnakes are rare and I still have not found an Eastern Diamond Back in the Wild. Ive benn lookin for 5 years.
Posted by
Trevor86
on July 13, 2009
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Yep
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as my dad would put it, back when he was a kid you couldn't turn over a peice of tin without findin ahandfull of copperheads, now days your lucky to find 1 :S. Its a sad thing, encrochment by man, fear an a number of othewr things have realy taken a toll on our local southern pitvipers
Posted by
LadyBloodRose
on July 10, 2009
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southern california: ppl kill snakes
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i hardly see any snakes out here anymore, let alone rattlesnakes. i havent seen a rattler in so long. in my area, i havent seen one in well over a year probably, other than the ones i keep. there is so much construction and people moving into their habitats that they are for sure "dwindling" and everyone that is moving into thes houses are killing snakes when they see them (esspecially rattlensnakes...
Posted by
CerastesRuber
on July 8, 2009
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Harder to find in WNC
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The timber rattlesnake has become much more elusive and harder to locate in Western North Carolina. The Northern Copperhead seems to be doing much better, but it's almost a rare encounter anymore to see a timber rattler in the wild.
Posted by
stormnut
on July 8, 2009
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Venomous snake population decline
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I think it is because of the people killing every snake they see. These people are uneducated and dumb and really have no sense of enviromental protection or animal rights. Thru the Oceola National Forest I see corn snakes and rat snakes along side venous snakes killed indescrimenately in an area that is state protected....really. Its so sad. The only real venomous snake found here is the cottommouth. But these things will survive no matter what happens.
Posted by
jforceno1
on July 4, 2009
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venomous snake decline
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In Pennsylvania the venomous snake population is rapidly dissappearing, the massasauga rattle snake is next to extinct, the timber rattlesnake is heading that way as well, and the northeaster copperhead is take both of their places.
Posted by
thamnophissirtalis
on June 30, 2009
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The key is definitely habitat destruction. Where I live in northeast Georgia, increasingly more land owners are having their old hardwood forests clear cut and replaced with planted pines for the timber industry. The hardwoods are generally sold off to furniture companies. Planted pines are essentially devoid of life. Nothing that lived in that area before moves back in.
Posted by
Chris_Harper
on June 27, 2009
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populations
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I have watched the total distruction of many habitats .
Posted by
pictigaster1
on June 20, 2009
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Stayed the same
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Here in Galiza (Spain) vipers population is aprox. the same than I can remember.
I hope this never change!!!!
Posted by
Rabbah
on June 18, 2009
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KILLSNAKESKILLEARTH
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Like the seeming virus we are displacing EVERY other lifeform till all that will be left to kill off will be ourselves.
Nothing escapes our disrespect and all-out WAR against our Mother.
Who cares?
Posted by
Voided37
on June 18, 2009
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southern CA
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I guess its one of those ying and yang things. The rattlesnake population as an whole is quite well, for a few snake species.
The southern pacific rattlesnake are doing well in the high elevations , but the sidewinders, and speckled are rapidly disapearing.
jared
Posted by
lcsnake
on June 16, 2009
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more pygmies
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I have lived along the Tx gulf coast for the last 25 years and had never found a pygmy until 3 years ago. I have since found many more and still see about the same number of coachwhips, Tx rats, and cottonmouths as I have in the past. The reason I haven't seen a decline in snake populations is because I live in a very rural area, if I were closer to the city rapid population expansion would surely have an impact.
Posted by
JTEDENS
on June 16, 2009
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Water Moccassin/Cottonmouth
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I am moving to NE Arkansas and am worried about Water Moccassin. Is there any way I can protect my domestic animals?
Posted by
DizzyDame
on June 16, 2009
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way less
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I live in NC and i'm lucky to see a black snake. I saw 1 so far this year (put him under the house to get rid of some of the d*mn mice) and 1 last year. I haven't seen a venomous snake in several years and part of my work involves walking through the woods. I've given up looking for fun
Posted by
StevenO
on June 14, 2009
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same
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I've been receiving reports on Timbers for the last 3 years. Habitat, people killing them, and not a diverse enough population in some areas are causing a decrease in Timbers in PA. There is at least 1 county that already has mutations occuring due to lack of them there. Laws have been changed to only 1/year collection and they must be under a certain size so gravid females and adult males aren't collected. But fish and game can't cover everywhere, so I'm sure laws are broken.
Bill
Posted by
polystictus
on June 9, 2009
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Dwindling population
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I am in a rural area of central Mississippi that is rapidly developing into a suburban environment.Much of the agricultural land has been cleared and had houses built on it and in is becoming a rare thing to see a Southern copperhead and even more unusual to see a timber rattlesnake. Twenty years ago, copperheads were very common here and rattlesnakes, while less common were fairly plentiful.I had a large Indigo snake that lived in my back yard and around my barn for several years, but I have not seen one of those in years.I still have 80* acres of woods and all snakes are protected on my property.
Posted by
charlie2t
on June 9, 2009
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peace
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everyboby willask u wat the deadliest snake is and ever bodys answer will be diffrent but proven facts have said the the black mamba is the one and only deadlyest snake ouot there.
Posted by
steff
on June 9, 2009
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southeast kentucky
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i live in a very wooded part of southeast ky and i go out herping just about every day and i have seen more timber rattlers this year that ever ever before so i think the population is doing well here thank the lord
Posted by
horridus606
on June 9, 2009
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SW Idaho
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In my outings, I've come across areas with healthy populations and some areas there may have been only a few, where I feel there should have been more. The rodent population is healthy but the watershed is strained. In my opinion, I think things are stable enough to sustain what we have, but if there is a decline in counts, it would be due to climate changes that are forcing everything else to move to different areas.
Posted by
HaytiRebel
on June 4, 2009
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dwindeling population
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I live in central PA..I attend several rattlesnake roundups yearly just as an observer and to count tha number of snakes brought in and in the last 4years the number of snakes caught or sighted has declined remarkably.by the way none are harmed
fireball243
Posted by
fireball243
on June 4, 2009
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northern pacifics
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Here in oregon and southern washington, I have watched the population of northern pacific rattlesnakes decline for the last few years. Sadly many den sites I used to visite have been destroyed, either by development or by careless and thoughtless herpers who intentionally remove snakes, and disturb the very delicate areas they chose to den in. Ten years ago it wasn't uncommon to find 100 or more NP's a day in one or two den sites. Now it's hard to find more than 30 a day, and that's with alot of work covering multiple sites.
Posted by
crtalus88
on June 3, 2009
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EDBS
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I LIVE I FLORIDA AND FINDING EASTERN DIMONDBACKS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFACULT DUE TO HABATAT DESTRUCTION.
PLEASE GIVE ME GRACE MY SPELLING SUCKS
Posted by
steff
on June 2, 2009
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NE South Carolina
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I've seen 35 years of explosive development. Many of my old herping spots are now condos, parking lots, malls, etc. Where good habitat remains, it is often fragmented. Areas with the same populations as in the "good old days" are those that are large and remote and, preferably, afforded some degree of protection.
Posted by
Pug
on June 2, 2009
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Less venomous snakes
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Yes, I do think there are less around here in the southeast. Beside the habitat destruction,and indiscriminate killing and round ups, I can't help but wonder if any of you think that the increase of the Fire Ant, is part of the cause of a decrease in several types of snakes in the Southeast, as I do!!!
Keith
Posted by
pdk9Roper
on May 28, 2009
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Same
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I am still coming across the same amount of venomous snakes in the remote areas I look for them in. Garter and Waters are not so common anymore however, with encounters not as common as three to four years back.
Paul
Posted by
Adamanteus70
on May 28, 2009
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71% (97)
