Tropical Storm Florence made landfall Friday, bringing powerful storm surges and catastrophic flooding with it. But in addition to the destruction, the storm could also bring a wave of venomous snakes.
Thad Bowman, with the Alligator Adventure zoo in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, told The Sun News that residents in the Carolinas should be on the lookout for venomous snakes such as cottonmouths and copperheads, which could be displaced from their habitats due the storm.
Although copperheads bites are rarely fatal, they are a species of snake that is "the most likely to bite," Live Science reported. Cottonmouths -- sometimes referred to as "water moccasins" -- have a potent venom that can be deadly, the publication also reported.
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