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.
All that is known for sure is that it was a dead garter snake, the same sort of snake Mayo was accused in federal court Dec. 5 of illegally removing from Idaho last summer and bringing to Alaska. Idaho has plenty of garter snakes.