That's a beauty! Unfortunately for copperheads, if I find them here, they get killed. My three year old niece is always about 'helping' feed the horses etc, and I couldn't deal with her getting bitten after I let one live. There's always a chance she could be bitten anyway.
That said, copperheads are definitely beautiful and I feel bad killing them. Especially when they've had the chance to bite me but haven't. One took up residence in our hay stall one year, and I ended up walking back and forth over her repeatedly and she never did anything but rattle her tail against something to try and frighten me away. When I DID see her, she fled. And then immediately returned to reclaim her spot. She was over three feet long and gorgeous.
Steve Earle yes, pictured snake, uh-no thanks. Fortunately, I haven't seen one in the 10 years I've been here. I've encountered lots of blacks and kings, and a pretty little iridescent blue one, but no copperheads. I hope it stays that way.
I would have to kill him. Last year I had several copperheads in the garden. This garden season I've been on alert and have a shovel with me all the time. Last week I had a snake in the garden, it wasn't poisonous it was just a garden snake. He ended up dead.
Be careful! There was a sidewinder up at the horse ranch and I've seen 3 non-poisonous snakes. I used to scream bloody terror, but now I just stifle my screams because the ranch owner came running and killed the first one, a gopher snake. He should have let it live to eat all the damn ground squirrels up there! The squirrels are more of a threat to the horses than any snake because if the horses step in a hole, they could break a leg. Cheryl Ann
We've only missed killing two so far. Think one is hiding under a huge Bush right now. Come on over and kill mine...Grin. hate copperheads...I just hate snakes.
June 7, 2014 at 7:28 PM
[Image]
I don't always kill poison snakes
[Image]
sometimes I play with them.
[Image]
Sometimes they play with me.
[Image]
Not Steve Earle's Copperhead Road
Playing with a Copperhead snake
At The Farm.
21 Comments
Close this window Jump to comment formDid you let him go?
June 5, 2014 at 11:38 AM
I never find Copperheads entertaining. Snakes and I always go our separate ways, thank you very much!...:)JP
June 5, 2014 at 11:52 AM
poison snake + death for me. did you or did you not... he is a fine speciman.
June 5, 2014 at 11:53 AM
if they're far enough from the house, i let them be. sadly too many are encountered near the house and in the barn.
June 5, 2014 at 12:44 PM
Ummmm...I need a drink! ;)
June 5, 2014 at 1:55 PM
I would be screaming and running! You are B-R-A-V-E!
June 5, 2014 at 2:16 PM
You are one bad ass girl. I love it!
June 5, 2014 at 3:52 PM
That's a beauty! Unfortunately for copperheads, if I find them here, they get killed. My three year old niece is always about 'helping' feed the horses etc, and I couldn't deal with her getting bitten after I let one live. There's always a chance she could be bitten anyway.
That said, copperheads are definitely beautiful and I feel bad killing them. Especially when they've had the chance to bite me but haven't. One took up residence in our hay stall one year, and I ended up walking back and forth over her repeatedly and she never did anything but rattle her tail against something to try and frighten me away. When I DID see her, she fled. And then immediately returned to reclaim her spot. She was over three feet long and gorgeous.
June 5, 2014 at 4:06 PM
Oh now you shouldn't have told me that:(. Hug B
June 5, 2014 at 4:09 PM
We don't get many poisonous snake in our neck of the woods.
June 5, 2014 at 4:32 PM
I would have to kill that one!
Living in the Ozarks, I have never seen one in the wild but I know they must be here.
June 5, 2014 at 5:01 PM
Beautiful snake , but I wouldn't play with it.
June 5, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Beautiful snake , but I wouldn't play with it.
June 5, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Oh, so glad that adventure was in your favor! Snakes are the one creature that I would run away from.
June 5, 2014 at 7:01 PM
Steve Earle yes, pictured snake, uh-no thanks. Fortunately, I haven't seen one in the 10 years I've been here. I've encountered lots of blacks and kings, and a pretty little iridescent blue one, but no copperheads. I hope it stays that way.
June 5, 2014 at 7:38 PM
We used to have a lot of copperheads where we lived in SC. They are beautiful snakes… from a safe distance!
June 5, 2014 at 8:47 PM
Gail,
I would have to kill him. Last year I had several copperheads in the garden. This garden season I've been on alert and have a shovel with me all the time.
Last week I had a snake in the garden, it wasn't poisonous it was just a garden snake. He ended up dead.
June 5, 2014 at 9:35 PM
Your idea of toys is a lot different from mine. ;-)
Good you are okay!
Have a wonderful Friday! ♥
June 5, 2014 at 9:52 PM
Careful my dear . . . !
June 5, 2014 at 11:26 PM
Be careful! There was a sidewinder up at the horse ranch and I've seen 3 non-poisonous snakes. I used to scream bloody terror, but now I just stifle my screams because the ranch owner came running and killed the first one, a gopher snake. He should have let it live to eat all the damn ground squirrels up there! The squirrels are more of a threat to the horses than any snake because if the horses step in a hole, they could break a leg.
Cheryl Ann
June 6, 2014 at 7:28 AM
We've only missed killing two so far. Think one is hiding under a huge Bush right now. Come on over and kill mine...Grin. hate copperheads...I just hate snakes.
June 7, 2014 at 7:28 PM