High blood pressure symptoms, signs and risks. High blood pressure, or hypertension, doesnât usually cause any obvious symptoms. The British Heart Foundation estimates that up to 5 million people in the UK have undiagnosed high blood pressure. Left untreated, hypertension can lead to serious diseases, including stroke, heart disease, kidney failure and eye problems.
Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) Description: Ringneck snakes are small -- 10 - 15 in (25 - 38 cm) -- slender snakes that are generally grayish with a yellow or orange band around the back of the neck and a yellow or orange underside. Two subspecies are found in our region.
3) This snake is unlikely to be 24 feet long. It is a lot closer to the camera than the back-hoe so our perception of size is skewed. My guess is the snake is 10-12 feet long. Still a big snake. 4) Bladen County, North Carolina isn't exactly ground-zero for giant rattlesnakes. The world's largest species of rattlesnake (up to about eight feet long), the Eastern Diamond-back Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), is known from North Carolina (see range map); historically they occurred in the coastal regions.