Pest control workers found this shedded skin at the complex in the city of Mount Pleasant. Experts say its from a Gaboon viper, which is highly venomous.
Apartment management immediately informed residents to be careful.
"I laughed my tail off and I read the letter to my wife. It's a crazy thing just to gone through all that we have in life and then maybe die by some rare African viper," apartment resident David Berardino said.
That particular type of snake is illegal to own. Officials with the local serpentarium have been notified about the search.
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