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Article: Slithering into your community.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2006
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Byline: Linda Florea
Jun. 5--More houses, shopping centers and pavement across Central Florida carry a downside for all kinds of wildlife. But when the habitat for snakes gets squeezed, the slithery reptiles are more likely to encounter one of us working in a shrub bed or stepping onto the pool deck.
And with the rainy season expected to arrive soon, snakes will be on the move to higher ground -- making them more likely to come into unwelcome contact with people and pets. Whether you're a newcomer or a native, if you don't have a snake story yet, it's likely you soon will. Bill Johnston of St. Cloud recently uncovered a deadly coral snake ...