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To: Waitress who wrote (23434)	12/11/2025 12:57:59 PM
From: chowder	5 Recommendations Recommended By agniv livwell QTI on SI Tam3262 Waitress Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23678

Here in SC we have those Palmetto bugs. My gardening service provides pest control and every 3 months they automatically spray around the outside of the house along the base and halfway up the outside walls. We almost never see a bug inside the house. By spraying outside, they don't get to enter inside and lay eggs, and we don't get the smell of the spray. Best service we have!

To: Waitress who wrote (23434)	12/11/2025 5:21:38 PM
From: goldcountry	4 Recommendations Recommended By agniv jritz0 stockpickeron Waitress Respond to of 23678

I grew up in Florida as well. As an aspiring teen biologist, I was fascinated by the venomous critters. We had every possible venomous snake within 100 yards of our house at one point or another: eastern diamondback- The largest we saw was about 8-10 feet on the edge between pasture and woods- my dad grabbed me just as I almost stepped on it. He had me run back to get the rifle but it was gone by the time I returned so no official measurement. (It's entirely possible that I took my time so that my dad wouldn't ping it!) pygmy rattlesnake- We saw these at least once a week in the yard. Tiny little guys but quite ornery! cottonmouth- These were very common near a pond next to the pasture. We believe that our dog got bit by one a couple of times. Neck swelled up like a goiter but she survived each time. eastern copperhead- These were extremely common in the leaf litter of the live oaks in our yard. They blended in quite well so there was no going barefoot in the yard! eastern coral snake- We saw these every couple of months somewhere on the property including in the yard. Throw in the ubiquitous black widow spiders, scorpions, and fire ants in our yard, sheds, and fences, and you had pretty much everything you might. Same dog got killed by a wild boar so rural Florida is not for the meek!