herping in my state

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i live in a mix between rural and urban, and there is no wild life, wait there was a water moccosin near my house once and there is a live rabbit down the road, so i was wondering where can i look? i cant go far cuz i only ride my bike cuz im not old enough to drive, and all the woods are like parks and the people tend to scare off the snakes(thats a good thing right?) so i was thinking, could i go herping in my local petshop? i could like get a video camera and get my friend to film it, i would be like a urban steve irwin!(austrailian dude on animal planet chanel, aka the croc hunter) any tips on where to look?