South Carolina snake bites up 30 percent in 2017

by Drew Tripp & Caroline Balchunas

Wed, May 3rd 2017, 9:46 PM UTC

The Palmetto Poison Center in Columbia had received 17 reports of snake bites from hospitals around the state by May 2016. This year, the agency says it has already gotten 24 reports of snake bites. (Pictured: eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, copperhead)

Palmetto Poison Center in Columbia says reports of snake bites are up 30 percent in 2017. The snake shown in the photo is an eastern diamondback rattlesnake. The poison center says the majority of bites by venomous snakes in South Carolina are from copperheads. (FiLE/WCIV)

The snake shown in the photo is a water moccasin. The poison center says the majority of bites by venomous snakes in South Carolina are from copperheads.

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The Palmetto Poison Center in Columbia had received 17 reports of snake bites from hospitals around the state by May 2016. This year, the agency says it has already gotten 24 reports of snake bites. (Pictured: eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, copperhead)

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