WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Late August by September is child copperhead season in North Carolina.
Young copperheads look precisely like adults, besides they’ve a yellow-tipped tail which they are going to wiggle to lure prey inside putting distance.
The State Wildlife Commission says it’s a tragic undeniable fact that not solely are big numbers of copperheads intentionally killed as a result of they’re venomous, however many non-venomous snakes are mistaken for copperheads and killed.
Copperheads are the one venomous snake present in all 100 counties of North Carolina, so watch your step.