Overview
- In early June, Switzerland and Norway were informed that their U.S. training camps border areas known to host venomous snakes.
- The Swiss team posted a facility map that clearly marked a large 'snake area' beside the San Diego pitches and displayed signage reading “Watch out for the snakes.”
- San Diego Natural History Museum records show four rattlesnake species in the region and identify the Southern Pacific rattlesnake as commonly seen.
- Greensboro’s official website warns that copperhead snakes are common around the Grandover Resort and instructs people not to provoke or handle them.
- No snakebite injuries or training-site relocations have been reported so far, but the Swiss Football Association has raised safety concerns and teams have held precautionary briefings that may change routines for ball retrieval and outdoor drills.