Neighborhood near Piney Grove Rd. crawling with snakes
Source: WIS-TV, Maggie Alexander
August 8, 2006 - Residents of one Richland County neighborhood told WIS' Maggie Alexander about the water moccasins breeding around their homes.
Most of the neighbors have seen them. Venita Tyler describes them as "
kind of small but they're just everywhere." Rosa Gordon had a slightly different encounter, "
He was big. He was black, about as big as my arm. That was scary."
The creature causes neighbors to kill. Roger Lorick says, "
I came out one day, one was real aggressive and I had to kill him." Horace Johnson wouldn't tell us how he fights the snakes, "
It's my secret how I kill them."
The venomous snakes are invading a neighborhood near Piney Grove Road in Columbia. Lorick tells Maggie that she came on a good day for viewing them, "
When we have a big downpour, like we did tonight, you can see them running down the stream."
Residents on Newnham Drive say the snakes have become worse since Richland County built a ditch behind their homes. Tyler says, "
I've called the county 10 or 12 times. Nothing has happened. I had one supervisor come through." The biggest problem is that the snakes are now breeding.
Last week James Artemus killed a snake in his back yard. He took a picture as proof, "
I was cutting the grass and it just jumped out."
Richland County's spokeswoman tells News 10 the Public Works Department will check the ditch by week's end.
Neighborhood near Piney Grove Rd. crawling with snakes
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