So today I took trash out to the curb. and I seen my neighbor holding what looks like a snake in his hand. I am not so much against taking my snakes out in public areas when it is low populated or to a pet store that sells snakes, but and from time to time I will drape one of my balls over my shoulders if I am cleaning out its cage and taking it out to dump but this guy is just sitting there on his front porch holding this so I went to take it a look. It was a VERY HOT snake. he was holding a copper head. Needless to say it was the most docile copper head I have seen, but I wouldn't come with in 5 feet of the guy. His first question was "What you scared of snakes?" I explained to him that I am not and I have helped people remove hot snakes from there property to relocate. I told him Copperheads are amoungst one of my favorite snakes and that I would love to own one day. the Guy said he had a permit ( I just took his word for it since I am not an enforcer of it) but I told him that I am also respectful towards other people that live around us that are scared of snakes. I wish I had of had my phone though, I did get to check out his animals. He had a Pegmy Rattler, Diamand Back, Gaboon, and 2 copperheads. The one he was holding he explain has been raised from a baby, I was just in shock of how docile it was, copperheads are normally aggressive from what I dealt with even in captivity, but even with it being docile I still don't think I would want to free hand one milked or not. I have had Rosie my Boa dig her teath into me and lached on and it didn't feel too great, I don't think I want a copperheads fangs digging in my flesh like that, or being responsible for the injury or death of some one else because of choosing to set on front porch with it.