CAPTURED!! Baby Copperhead
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Originally Posted by m1garand1
Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks Ernie.
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Just how dangerous are these bad boys anyways? If I do keep it for a long period of time should I go ahead and invest in something like a snake bite kit, or would a quick trip to the hospital be more appropriate if a bite occurs?
If this thread is serious, and you really do have a copperhead that you mess with, I would suggest investing in life insurance and cemetery plots. Maybe get a nice headstone that is inscribed: I really didn't think it would bite.
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Copperheads don't play. I list them right up there with water moccasins as nasty, nasty creatures. I don't have much of a problem with rattlers as they will usually warn you and try to get away unless they get cornered, but coppers and moccasins will come after you. I've helped do some population control on moccasins and had half a snake come after me once. (He'd been blown in half with a shotgun, but still managed to come through the grass to within about 2' of me before he got another load put through him.) I agree with the folks that are saying snakes are good, they keep the small rodents and bugs down, but a copperhead's idea of "bonding" with you is to bond his fangs to whichever part of your body he can reach. It's not worth the risk, no matter how "cool" a pet he'd be.
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Why stop there??
You should scatter loaded guns about your home, remove all but 2 lug nuts on each corner of your truck and take baths with various appliances plugged in and balancing on the edge.
Couldn't resist.
I always thought copperheads were one of the least deadly of the venomous snakes in North America.
You should scatter loaded guns about your home, remove all but 2 lug nuts on each corner of your truck and take baths with various appliances plugged in and balancing on the edge.
Couldn't resist.
I always thought copperheads were one of the least deadly of the venomous snakes in North America.
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Just thinking to myself... Copperhead is probably just sitting there, watching you, thinking "Git-er-done". It will be one of those stories... I knew a friend... lol... Just get rid of it and invest in a harmless snake like a python or something.
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http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...copperhead.htm
"Copperheads are not aggressive snakes and would rather leave humans alone; however, if threatened they will bite. Copperhead venom is dangerous, but rarely causes death. Some symptoms of a Copperhead bite may include: pain, swelling, weakness, breathing difficulty, nausea, vomitting, fever, or unconsciousness. Most people who are bitten either stepped on a Copperhead that was well-camouflaged, or were messing with it.
Copperheads are very helpful to people as they control rodent populations."
"Copperheads are not aggressive snakes and would rather leave humans alone; however, if threatened they will bite. Copperhead venom is dangerous, but rarely causes death. Some symptoms of a Copperhead bite may include: pain, swelling, weakness, breathing difficulty, nausea, vomitting, fever, or unconsciousness. Most people who are bitten either stepped on a Copperhead that was well-camouflaged, or were messing with it.
Copperheads are very helpful to people as they control rodent populations."
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I'd rather have a few mice around then a few Copperheads. I'm kinda in the country here and the only snake I've seen in the 15 years I'm here is a Hognose or also called a Spreading Adder. Ballsy little snake for having no venom, rearing up like a Cobra and all. I just ran him off with the garden hose.
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discovered a coontail rattler in my yard yesterday, laying straight as a stick right outside of a ground squirrel burrow. Ruined his day when I threw him over the fence into a wash, at least he acted like it.
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To me, the only good snake is a dead snake. That's only because my ex-brother in law is a snake.
I would take it far away and let it go. If it comes back, then it was meant to be kepted. But I don't think it will come back. They can kill you and they can get out of the smallest hole and leave two very small holes while at it.
What ever you decide, good luck, it's been nice reading your post.
Tom
I would take it far away and let it go. If it comes back, then it was meant to be kepted. But I don't think it will come back. They can kill you and they can get out of the smallest hole and leave two very small holes while at it.
What ever you decide, good luck, it's been nice reading your post.
Tom
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I reckon the most natural thing on it's diet is frogs, crickets and such. A somewhat rude friend of mine suggested feeding it Louisianna Tourist Fishermen...
(They appear to take out a few of them every year)
It is unknown at this time if copperheads derive any nutritional value from same, however....
Perhaps it is shear spitefulness, but frankly I would attribute it to indomitable stupidity. Some things kill and don't care. Respect for such amounts to knowing better and avoiding it.
They make good bass bait though...
It is best to use a rubber worm that resembles it instead of the genuine article.
~Wolf sendzz
(They appear to take out a few of them every year)
It is unknown at this time if copperheads derive any nutritional value from same, however....
Perhaps it is shear spitefulness, but frankly I would attribute it to indomitable stupidity. Some things kill and don't care. Respect for such amounts to knowing better and avoiding it.
They make good bass bait though...
It is best to use a rubber worm that resembles it instead of the genuine article.
~Wolf sendzz
Last edited by Greywolf; Mar 28, 2005 at 04:36 PM.
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If you know how to take care of the snake then you are in minimal danger. But they can get in and out of places that you would never think possible. The smallest hole they can get through.
Drive to a wooded area and let it go.
Drive to a wooded area and let it go.