A state-issued document that defined the limits within which a local unit must operate. Traditionally restrictive, no local government can exist without one. Charters include considerable detail, for example, defining the types and limits of local taxation.
1. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the most dangerous snake in Georgia, has no natural enemies and is at the top of the food chain. It is normally found in south Georgia, although there have been a few sightings in Middle Georgia.
Half of Georgiaâs 55 hospital-reported snake bites this year have been in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. The state is coming off of its busiest year on record for snake bites in 2016, with 466 people bitten by snakes last year, and now snakes of all stripes are slithering into the open as the summer heat takes hold.