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Don’t be surprised if you see copperhead snakes when the 17-year periodical cicadas emerge this spring in Georgia. Experts say they’re an easy snack for the pit vipers to obtain. (Photo courtesy of Charlton McDaniel)
GEORGIA Humans aren t the only species who think the 17-year periodical cicadas that will be emerging in our state this spring are culinary delicacies. Copperheads like to feast on them, too not because they re delicacies, but because they re like fast food: cheap and easy.
You read that correctly: copperheads, the venomous snakes found in many of the same states, including Georgia, where billions of 17-year cicadas will emerge later this spring. So if you plan an outing to listen to the cacophony set up by these creatures, be careful no copperheads are slithering nearby.