Our house backs up to a creek and 200 acres of woods (no not our land) We see snakes several times throughout the summer. In 28 years only seen two copperheads, and they were dispatched to snake heaven. I have a pic of me holding a 6ft black snake the wife came across planting flowers one day. She screamed so loud neighbors came out of their houses. She doesn't like them. I enjoy them, except when one of the cats drag one up from the basement to play with it.