Don't forget the sinkholes and the snakes
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7/18/2006
I live in Wesley Chapel which is right on the Hillsborough/Pasco county line. There are lots of sinkholes in this area. That's bad. Also, if you move to New Tampa/Wesley Chapel, you will have to contend with snakes. I am talking pigmy rattle snakes, water moccasins and the like. There are also non-poisonous snakes like black racers and rat snakes.
I am very serious. Sometimes you walk out the front door and there is a snake on your doorstep. I have a 3 year old and none of my friends or I let our young kids run around outside. My next door neighbor's dog just atttacked a water moccasin in their back yard. A neighbor just found a pigmy rattler in her house!
Plus I have wild pigs, armadillos, bobcats (yes, bobcats) and a plethora of other wildlife in my backyard. I live in the suburbs, not the country so beware if you move here and get a conservation lot.
I have lived in California, Texas and Georgia and have never seen a snake. I have seen too many to count in my 5 years in Florida. I can't wait to leave.
Evy | Wesley Chapel, FL