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This is why you don't kill black snakes

KNIGHTDALE, N.C. -- Bill McGinty of 11Alive's sister station, NBC Charlotte, brought this photo to the attention of the WCNC.com team on Thursday-- it's a black snake eating a copperhead!

(Via Bill McGinty)

KNIGHTDALE, N.C. -- Bill McGinty of 11Alive's sister station, NBC Charlotte, brought this photo to the attention of the WCNC.com team on Thursday-- it's a black snake eating a copperhead!

McGinty says he received the photo from his brother, which was taken in the Raleigh suburb of Knightdale.

And as McGinty pointed out on his own Facebook page: This is why you don't kill black snakes; they're actually very productive members in the eco-system.

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