South Carolinians and tourists enjoying the great outdoors should watch their step: it’s copperhead season. The state’s most common venomous snake is out for the summer — and so are the babies.

“It is that time of year where you’re going to see a lot of them,” said Todd Metz, owner of Critter Control in Myrtle Beach. “Obviously there’s a lot of activity of food sources and things that they could be around. It’s not going to be long, probably within the next month here, people are going to start seeing their young.”

Here’s what to know about copperheads, their bites and snake safety this summer.

What are copperheads

Found across South Carolina, copperheads aren’t picky about their habitats, making their homes in mountain coves, piedmont and coastal plain hardwood forests, longleaf pin

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