Coordinates: 36°05′27″N 77°03′24″W / 36.0908°N 77.0566°W / 36.0908; -77.0566

Snakebite Township, Bertie County, North Carolina

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Snakebite Township is an inactive township in Bertie County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1]

History

Snakebite Township was so-named when a state guardsman bit off the head of a snake in order to win a bet.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snakebite Township, Bertie County, North Carolina
  2. ^ "Man bit the snake so it must be news". The Milwaukee Journal. Feb 20, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

36°05′27″N 77°03′24″W / 36.0908°N 77.0566°W / 36.0908; -77.0566