Snake Help in Mooresville Neighborhoods

A snake by a neighborhood pond is a different call from a snake in your garage, and a lake lot with a dock is different again. This page groups the Mooresville neighborhoods people look up by the setting that changes a snake call, so you can find yours and see what applies where you live.

Jump to: Lake access and waterfront · Ponds, pools and trails · Townhomes and condos · Private yards and wooded lots

If the snake is inside your home right now, skip the reading: call and keep the door to that room shut. Our page on a snake in the house covers the wait.

The neighborhood details below come from real estate listing descriptions, so treat them as a general picture rather than an official record.

Lake Access and Waterfront Neighborhoods

Docks, boat slips, kayak launches and shoreline lots put these neighborhoods right where water snakes live. Our guide to Lake Norman snakes shows how to tell a harmless water snake from a cottonmouth without going near it. That guide also covers what to do about a snake on a dock or boat lift.

• The Point: a gated community on the Brawley School Road peninsula with a golf club, waterfront homes with docks, and deeded boat slips for many interior homes. Tell the company you live in The Point when you call so you can arrange their entry.
• The Farms: also on the peninsula, with an average lot size just under 0.8 acre, wooded buffers, nearby launches and some waterfront homesites.
• Isle of Pines: on the Isle of Pines Road corridor near the Brawley peninsula, with shoreline edges, sandy beach areas and docks.
• Langtree: private shoreline, piers, floating docks and boat lifts, plus a community boat ramp; listings also mention wooded backyards or roughly half-acre lots.
• Kings Landing: off Langtree Road, with deeded boat slips, waterview lots and waterfront homes.
• LakeWalk: lakefront homes with private docks and slips, plus gazebos, boardwalk-style access and launch points for everyone else.
• Norman Woods: Lake Norman frontage, cove views and nearby marina access, from interior half-acre lots to homes with docks and piers.
• Sisters Cove: a west Mooresville neighborhood where waterfront homes and long cove views shape the streets.
• Robinson Ridge: a small community where lake access is the main shared amenity, with waterfront and inland homes side by side.
• Harbor Cove: mostly single-family homes from the late 1990s, with waterfront addresses along streets such as Chandeleur Drive.
• Winslow Bay: a lakeside pool and clubhouse, walking trails, and quarter-acre lots with mature trees away from the waterfront edge.
• Bay Crossing: tucked near Stumpy Creek, with wooded lots and waterfront homes along streets such as Sleepy Cove Trail.
• Harbor Landing: close to the Stumpy Creek boat landing, with larger lots, tree cover and boat or RV parking.
• Bells Crossing: homesites of about 0.9 acre near Stumpy Creek and Lake Norman State Park, with neighborhood access for kayaks and small watercraft.
• Mallard Head: a golf course setting, with some waterfront and water-view homes, a small condo pocket, and nearby marina and boat ramps.
• Reids Cove: waterfront homes along W Waterlynn Road, shared shoreline access, kayak racks and a paddle launch.
• Atwater Landing: community lake access with a kayak launch, more than three miles of paved trails, and wooded rear buffers behind some homes.
• Water Oak: a neighborhood kayak launch, a community pond and wooded rear buffers, next to The Village at Byers Creek.
• The Cove at Chesapeake Pointe: a shared day dock with kayak and paddleboard launch access.
• Chesapeake Pointe: larger inland homes, wooded cul-de-sac lots and a smaller waterfront section, with a community pool.
• Pier 33: low-rise lakefront condos, from ground-floor waterfront units to upper floors.
• Morrison Plantation: detached homes and garage townhomes near Lake Norman, with lake access points, trails, and pond or wooded views behind some homes.
• Trillium: pond, greenbelt and Lake Norman views behind several homes, with walking trails and a playground.

Pond, Pool and Trail Neighborhoods

Here the shared ground is the pool deck, the pond edge, the playground and the walking trails. A snake there is a question for your homeowners association or whoever manages those areas; until it is gone, keep children and dogs well back, as NC Wildlife advises giving any snake plenty of space. A snake on your own lot, in the garage, the crawl space or the house, is yours to call about.

• Curtis Pond: a stocked fishing pond, a pool and clubhouse, playground and trail connections, a few minutes from downtown.
• Waterlynn: single-family homes and townhomes with a pool, splash park, playground, clubhouse and trails; a few homes back to ponds, a creek or wooded pockets, and listings say the HOA maintains the common areas.
• Meadows at Coddle Creek: a pool, cabana, playground and trails, with homes beside green space, wooded edges and retention ponds.
• Oaks on Main: a community pond and walking paths near Main Park, with homes that back to trees or ponds.
• Parkmont: walking trails that connect to Cornelius Road Park, with some homes backing to woods or ponds.
• Tall Oaks: residents may have access to a pond, playground and green space, and Magla Park with its trails is next door.
• Stafford at Langtree: newer homes around a community pool and cabanas in the Langtree area, near Lake Norman.
• Heritage at Neel Ranch: a pool, splash area, cabana, playground and walking trails.
• Kensington Village: a pool and playground, with some listings mentioning a clubhouse and trails.
• Gambill Forest: a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, walking trails and shared green areas.
• Linwood Farms: a pool, clubhouse and playground, with wooded backdrops behind some homes.
• Ashlyn Creek: a neighborhood pool, sidewalks and wooded backdrops.
• Cherry Grove: a pool, clubhouse, tennis courts and playground, minutes from downtown.
• Harris Village: a community pool that anchors the neighborhood in warmer months.
• Shepherds Landing: a newer neighborhood with a pool and cabana near Lake Norman.
• Eckley: more than a mile of neighborhood trails in a tree-lined setting.
• Foxfield: neighborhood trails and gathering spaces on larger, landscaped lots.
• Summerlin: walking trails, a dog park and a recreation area.
• Avalon: walking trails, sidewalks and a playground, with wooded backdrops behind some homes.

On trails by water, keep your dog on a leash. If your dog finds a snake, call it back to you instead of walking in to grab it, and give the snake room to leave, which is NC Wildlife's advice for people too.

Townhome and Condo Communities

With shared walls and shared grounds, the first thing to settle is where the snake is. Inside your unit, the call is yours. On a common lawn, walkway or building exterior, check with your association or property manager first; Cypress Landing listings, for one, say the HOA covers exterior maintenance.

• Cypress Landing: attached-garage townhomes with HOA-covered exterior maintenance, some with a wooded backdrop.
• Johnson Manor: mainly townhomes, with a clubhouse, community garden, dog park and trail connections.
• Gabriel Estates: mostly single-family homes with a smaller townhome section.

Morrison Plantation, Waterlynn and Mallard Head also have townhome or condo sections, and Pier 33 is all condos; they are listed above.

Private Yards and Wooded Lots

Here the snake questions start in your own yard: fenced backyards, porches and patios, and in some neighborhoods acreage, tree lines and brush. NC Wildlife notes that many copperhead bites come from placing a hand or foot too close to a resting snake, so look before you reach when clearing brush or moving firewood. NC State Extension advises removing objects that shelter snakes or their prey and sealing small openings or cracks in buildings.

• Streamside Estates: acreage and larger wooded parcels along Streamside Estates Drive.
• Creek Stone: newer homes on larger lots with a calm, rural edge.
• Hidden Meadows: in the Perth Road area, with private backyards and wooded views.
• Harris Crossing: yards that back to trees or common areas, with wooded backdrops and occasional creek views.
• Pecan Hills: mature landscaping, flat yards and long driveways.
• Byers Creek: two-story homes with fenced backyards and screened porches.
• Northbridge: private pools are common in backyards here.
• Briargate: fenced backyards and screened porches, about five minutes from downtown.
• Sequoia Forest: about two miles from Lake Norman, with fenced backyards and covered patios.
• Wellesley: covered porches, privacy fencing and patios.

Same in Every Neighborhood

Across all Mooresville NC neighborhoods, the phone is for a snake that is there now. Use the estimate form when it can wait: a snake that keeps coming back, gaps to close (ask about snake exclusion), or a full snake inspection. Each company sets its own price, so read about snake removal cost first if price is your main question.

Skip the sprays and powders: NC State Extension says snake repellents have not been shown to work and can harm people and pets. For yard work that does help, see how to keep snakes away. The Mooresville Snake Removal homepage covers what to tell the company, and our pages on copperhead removal and black rat snakes show what each one looks like.

Mooresville Neighborhood Snake Questions