When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

Avoid Handling Snakes: This includes any attempts to remove them from your home. Often, snake bites happen when people try to catch, release, or corner a snake, and 100% of these can be prevented.

Peterson said the most common question he hears is, “Is it poisonous ... snakes sometimes found near human dwellings and structures like the park’s visitor centers or my house in East Tennessee?