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Originally Posted by Drossi
Mt Hope pond might be pleasant now that the black snakes and bears are in hibernation for the winter.
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Black snakes can get pretty long but the few I've encountered were completely harmless. In fact, in 20+ years of hiking and trout fishing in NJ I've only ever seen three black snakes, 0 copperheads and 0 rattlesnakes. However, apparently there's no small number of rattlers in Worthington State Forest and the Water Gap. I'm surprised that there have been no fatalities from rattler bites in the Gap given how many thousands of people flock there annually.
There are plenty of water snakes to go around, though, and they can get feisty.
