And we found this little fellow while walking this morning...

[BrokenolMarine]

I have posted this picture in the past. Look hard at this nice picture. It will show you why the copperhead is a dangerous little shite.
This is why we make noise walking in the grass, and kick things before we pick them up.

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When y'all have had time, I'll post the second pic revealing the sneaky little beggar.

[cooperhawk]

Lower left. Sneaky bastard.

[BrokenolMarine]

You'd be surprised
Anyone else or do I post the answer

[Cofisher]

Never came on a copperhead. Stumbled across too many diamondbacks. Not hard To avoid. One swam across the lake while I was walking with my mom. Nope! Go the other way.

[fortyshooter]

You'd be surprised
Anyone else or do I post the answer

Starts at the very bottom left and body continues up to center of picture. That"s in a sunny spot now imagine you are walking along a shade covered trail! Wish there were snake detectors like metal detectors you could carry along a trail to sweep in front of you. Very hard to see those things!

[BrokenolMarine]

A winner, the big boy does start at the bottom left and run up the center. His head is just above and to the left of the red line.
I wouldn't have seen him, and I was looking, if he hadn't moved.

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Earlier this year in Oklahoma, a small rattler had somehow gotten in the garage and was sleeping in a loop of ropes stored on a hose rack on the wall of the garage. He struck at me when I went to store another rope on the rack. Luckily he had become entangled in the ropes and his strike was short.


There are several types of poisonous snakes in Oklahoma, he was near the top of the list. Since I had ONE working hand at the time, Ms. T dispatched him and removed him from the garage and disposed of him where the dog couldn't get to him. Unlike Virginia where it's illegal to kill snakes, you can dispatch them in Oklahoma... with some restrictions.

[markiver54]

I have not seen many poisonous snakes here, although there are many in NC.
I DO see quite a few black rat snakes though and I leave them alone. Good rodent control. Not aggressive either.

[Hatchdog]

Man, you guys and your snakes……ugggh.

I believe the only venomous snakes here are rattlesnakes and they aren’t very plentiful where I live. In fact, I have only seen two in all my time afield, both times hunting Chuckars. Once on the Snake River breaks and once in central Washington. Funny story on the Snake river encounter, I was hiking back to the truck completely exhausted (this is very steep country) and I almost stepped on a coiled very small rattler. He buzzed me and I found a nice reserve of energy and back pedaled uphill at a very quick pace. I could have shot him with my shotgun but I figured I was trespassing on his/her place so I just gave it a wide berth.

I get the occasional garter snake here at home but they are harmless. Here’s a pic of what I think is a bull snake. An organization I’m active with does public range (DNR land) clean ups and while doing a cleanup I picked up a piece of plywood and found this guy underneath. It was early spring and still pretty cool and it was pretty still. A bit later I brought a couple of kids up to see it and it was starting to wake up.

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[Dahliathemeh]

When we were living in Texas, we were walking through town. I was ahead of my parents ready to cross an alley way. There was a huge snake in front of me, it had to be 2.5 to 3ft long. It was a darker color, I was frozen in front of it. I remember my dad running in front of me and beating it with a board.

On a separate note, Miss T is a total bad a$$! She needs my avatar!

[clovishound]

These guys are easy to mistake for moccasins. Especially when you are looking them in the face underwater just a few feet away.

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