Posted 2007-10-22 7:04 PM (#69797) Subject: bandy creek
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Posts: 148 Location: columbia tn
was camping at east fork last week had a couple of people say there were alot of copper head snakes around bandy creek anyone know of this...never stayed at bandy creek but would like to.. thanks for info oh also the people who were saying this were no way part of east fork...
Posted 2007-10-23 6:12 AM (#69840 - in reply to #69797) Subject: RE: bandy creek
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Posts: 85 Location: Foothills of the Smokeys
Yes, there are plenty of copperheads at Bandy Creek, but there are plenty at East Fork, too. After all, they are both located on the Cumberland Plateau and are not far from each other. Last time we where at Bandy Creek in early Oct., our group saw 2on the same night in the campground. Both were seen after dark. They were on the pavement trying to get warm. In fact,a small one of them was in my campsite.
It's the ones you don't see that you have to worry about. I highly suggest that if you are out walking after dark, you use a flashlight and wear enclosed shoes or boots, not sandles or flop-flops. Unlike rattlers, copperheads strike very low. As the weather cools, they will go into hibernation.
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