Idon’t panic at the sight of snakes , but I definitely squirm on the inside. There’s something creepy about them. The coiling, the tongue flicking, the vertical slits they call pupils. … It’s all just enough to trigger a momentary fight-or-flight response.

So when a coworker sent me an article from WorldAtlas titled " The Most Snake Infested Lakes in Oregon ," I paused a moment before opening.

My family loves to camp. We tend to pick spots near lakes. Are there really multiple bodies of water teeming with serpents in my home state? Could they wrap themselves around our ankles as we toe test the water temperature? Would our polyester tents be strong enough to resist their striking bites? Are we in actual danger of being squeezed to death in the middle of night?

Thankfully, the te

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