RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — If you’ve been "hiss-terically" startled by central North Carolina snakes slithering across sidewalks, curling up near creeks, or making surprise appearances in backyards this week, experts say you’re not imagining things. Thanks to our months-long drought, snakes are be coming a lot more "viper-active" across the Triangle — outdoors as well as [...] ...read more read less