Butterfly on a desert thistle.
If you see a copperhead, kill it.Copperheads are bad.
NEVER NEVER grab their tail!!
" you see that green on it's tail , that is poison, they have a stinger just like a scorpion in the end, they use it to finish killing their prey, it's just as bad as the bite"
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Jim
Don't get me wrong, I love those guys! (king snakes).@Supervisor42 , you've been to my place...farmland and woods ,creek...2 barns, 3-4 sheds , chicken house.
Perfect breeding grounds for copperheads, and they are prolific in my area.
I've seen 2 in 25 years.
B u t....
I have several big King snakes ...remember the shed skin I found in my shop....7/12 ft= no copperheads.
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I had run a couple hundred feet of garden hose from my brothers place to the orchard to water in the fruit trees we planted.@Supervisor42 , you've been to my place...farmland and woods ,creek...2 barns, 3-4 sheds , chicken house.
Perfect breeding grounds for copperheads, and they are prolific in my area.
I've seen 2 in 25 years.
B u t....
I have several big King snakes ...remember the shed skin I found in my shop....7/12 ft= no copperheads.
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Allow me to explain my prejudice against some of them.I had run a couple hundred feet of garden hose from my brothers place to the orchard to water in the fruit trees we planted.
The Princess was shocked to hear my yell "What?" as was strarting down a trail where the hose ran. I had been startled when I saw the garden hose moving. It was a large king snake that was trying to get away from me as fast as it could. It was off into the brush in seconds.
My son has found the shed skins under his modular home many times. His place is close to a large stream and suspect river rats as their prey.
Ben
Allow me to explain my prejudice against some of them.
@Neb saw the king-snake running for it's life because some kid like me may make a pet out of it if he can catch it.
Contrast that, against this demon that will chase YOU and will kill you if it catches you!
Evil:
Edit: Oh, cotton-mouth.
Dang! You sound like you are "prejudiced" too!They will definitely chase you .
I could tell you several stories about being chased, after pissing them off.
Jim
The only venomous snakes we have are rattle snakes in the mountains east us. When used to hike the Appalachian trail I had to keep a kean eye for them sunning themselves on the trail.Allow me to explain my prejudice against some of them.
@Neb saw the king-snake running for it's life because some kid like me may make a pet out of it if he can catch it.
Contrast that, against this demon that will chase YOU and will kill you if it catches you!
Evil:
Edit: Oh, cotton-mouth.
Cottonmouths are the most aggressive of the 3 .
Jim
Agreed.We don't kill any snake unless it keeps coming around the yard. We catch and release them back into the woods. We have a great snake catcher rod an bag,hubby has caught a few. If it chases us its dead though. So far hasn't happened. I have a great respct for them so don't mess with em. grey up with lots of snakes, swam with thm like we do here both snakes and gators here.
Large invading snakes I'd kill in a NY minute.anacondas,pythons killem all.
Agreed.
Those are both invasive species threatening deer and others in your area are they not?
Ben
Mama left her imprint on you didn't she?They sure are!! They have just about killed Key Deer,Florida panthers and most wildlife in the glades and swamps here.Also killing off the gators and few crocs we have here.
Mama was great with a gun and I remember a ouple of snaakes she had to kill. One was trying to get in one of our boats on the lake, the other two came up in creek. Funny how the two in creek had ample time to bite me,but didn't. But one did go after her so she shot it then its buddy came for her too so she shot that one too.I told this story many times,washing clothes in the creek they came up.
Mama left her imprint on you didn't she?
I would have liked to meet with one that shaped a firebrand.
Ben
Well, that makes sense. Since they are the only pit vipers in the south. (assuming you are talking about the USA)The 3 most numerous pit vipers in the south are copperheads, rattlesnakes and cottonmouths.
Well, that makes sense. Since they are the only pit vipers in the south. (assuming you are talking about the USA)
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