A company specializing in relocating unwanted snakes claimed three copperheads performed “magic” among a pile of leaves.

Only seven of the 47 species native to Georgia are venomous, and only one – the copperhead – usually thrives in more heavily populated areas. Other venomous snakes in Georgia include the pigmy ...

said there are 46 species of snakes in Georgia, though only six of those are venomous. Of those six, only three — copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and pigmy rattlesnakes — are found in Forsyth County.