I am just curious about the level of concern there are for snakes on A.T. and what kind of stories there are out there. I am a big hiker and I see snakes all the time but I've only recently been focusing on the long distance hikes. Here in lies the problem. I solo'd the foothills trail in SC last week and I almost stepped on a copper head. I was far away from help with no phone reception. The rest of the hike I was torn with fear from almost stepping on that thing. What stories are out there? I can read the net all day about what these snakes are like but I am having a hard time getting over that mishap, it shook me like never before and as crazy as it may seem. . In my belief I have seen a bigfoot and it doesnt scare me no where near like the snake did. I couldnt see it on the ground! It haunts my dreams.