I service areas within 30 miles of Bethune, SC.
If you are outside of my area Click Here to go to the National Snake Relocation directory to find someone near you.
Call or text me any time (803) 692-1266. If I don't answer your call leave a voicemail and I will get back to you ASAP. I can generally be on the way to you within minutes unless I am at work.
I starting taking snake safety classes to keep my family safe. I realized that there aren't many people that I know around me that are willing to mess with venomous snakes, or any snake really, to relocate them. Most would simply kill them and move on. I decided to offer to help people in my area at no charge to help families stay safe, and also to save the snakes.
Please consider donating to Black Creek Wildlife Center
I am not affiliated with them or employed by them, but I do respect them and what they do. They provided the amazingly informative snake safety classes that I took with an awesome group of like minded people. They work so hard to do what they do and deserve all the support they can get.
Visit their site to learn more about them at blackcreekwildlife.org
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I know that to a lot of people that sounds crazy, but snakes are an important part of our ecosystem. They are a food source for birds, mammals, other snakes and reptiles as well. They also tend to take care of other pests that we would rather not have around, like mice, rats, slugs, and snails.
If you're a gardener, a Garter snake may be your best friend when it comes to slugs, snails, and other snakes. King snakes have a reputation for eating venomous snakes like Copperheads and Rattlesnakes as well as mice and other pests.
It's always valuable to learn about your local snakes so you have an idea of what you're dealing with, and God forbid you were to get bitten, you'd at least have an idea of what kind of snake it was that bit you so you can let a doctor know. A Cottonmouth bite is handled completely differently than a water snake bite, so knowing the difference can be very important.
Since I live in South Carolina, I have learned that we only have 38 species of snakes and only 6 of them are venomous. 5 of the 6 are Pit Vipers: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes, Canebrake/Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Water moccasin (Cottonmouth), and Copperheads. The 6th is an Elapid, which is the Eastern Coral Snake.
Here are some very valuable references when it comes to snakes and snake bites, so please take the time to check these out:
South Carolina Snakes: Identification & Education