Copperhead?

Today while cleaning out my friends horses stall I raked up a little snake. So I stuck it in a empty water tub and I was shocked at what was staring back at me! I got my friend and she screamed, and dragged me away from the tub and told me it was a Copperhead and I was freaking lucky it didn't bite me. While she was off looking for something to... I guess kill it with, I slowly took the tub out to the woods and tipped it over and left the little one to find it's way out. I then went back in the stall and poked around to see if there were any others. Not that I could see at least. But yeah that was my excitment for the day!

Soooo was it a baby Copperhead?
http://www.willowdaisy.com/Copperhead.jpg

Looks like one to me! Yes indeed, you're very lucky you didn't get tagged...that woulda hurt! KUDOS to you for letting it safely go before your friend could kill it!

Looks it to me!! I have heard stories of little kids having babies in their pockets and they didn't bite. Not saying that they wouldn't, but just be careful! Good save!!!


~mike

that is a pretty lil copper. i just love them snakes, but i wouldn't go picking them up. you were lucky.

This little one didn't "S" up at all, just was crusing and looking around the tub. I had never deen a real one up close and person like that so I didn't know if it was one or not. I just knew it wasn't our normal rat snakes we see around there! I guess I gave it a rude awakening after it had been hiding down in the warm/yucky horse stall bedding.

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Originally Posted by jcaustralia

that is a pretty lil copper. i just love them snakes, but i wouldn't go picking them up. you were lucky.

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Oh I didn't pick it up with my hands! Just with a manure fork!

oh ok then have fun, no i just kidding. i wish there were more in my area i love watching them.

It must have known you were a snake lover... :P

He's beautiful... yes you were lucky, when I was a kid we used to catch rattlesnakes all the time - yet somehow we all were always lucky:):)


Is his tail lime green? or is that maneur:)?

Nice save, Coppers are one of my favorite snakes in my area, especally the young ones with the bright tail. Good Job!!!!!!!!

Lime green that it was!

Wow you were super lucky!!! That IS a copperhead! You really should know how to identify your native snakes there Allison.......that lil cutie coulda sent you to the hospital!

:eek: Impressive find! Copperheads are beautiful, but yeah... you're braver than I! Although, that said, I'm too big of a baby to tangle with a cute little hognose "just in case" :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Wow you were super lucky!!! That IS a copperhead! You really should know how to identify your native snakes there Allison.......that lil cutie coulda sent you to the hospital!

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Well now I know and atleast I had a good five feet of fork pole between the two of us. I knew we have them here in MD, just never rreally seen one up close and personal like that.

Yup thats a copperhead :D lovely snakes (one of my faves ) , im so glad that you were there to save it from your friend well done , we need more people in the world like you :D
But on another note carry a snake identification book or something with you ;) as they have a nasty bite

ah i didnt see that you picked it up with a manure fork , i should really read the whole of the thread lol
anyway well done again for saving that lil beauty

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

Although, that said, I'm too big of a baby to tangle with a cute little hognose "just in case" :rolleyes:

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I've heard they will "inflate" their neck to look big and bag, if that doesn't work they will "play dead", if that diesn't work then they will probably hiss and strike. I read somewhere thay they hardly ever bit though.

Their tails start out that bright yellow/green when they are babies, but fade with maturity. I have a dim memory that it's supposed to look like a worm and lure in prey, but I may be talking out my butt too.

They are cute little things, and seem to be very reluctant to bite. The ones I've encountered have tried every avenue of escape first, and only struck defensively.

Oh, I know the chances of a hognose bite is REALLY slim, but I'm paranoid about possible allergies I don't know about. I've never even been stung by a bee (bees like me I guess!) or anything and for all I know I could be terribly allergic. I'm just paranoid. ;) I don't know and don't wanna find out, lol!

From what ive heard, hog's have to really chew on you for a little while to put any venom in ya, so more than likely a quick defensive snap probably wouldnt do anything at all.

I cant have hoggies :( I have bad allergies and the chances of me being allergic are great. think about this, i cant have green tree frogs because the slime coat they make gives me a nasty rash...