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Deadly Copperhead
Posted on 11/7/19 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 11/7/19 at 3:31 pm
Edit: That isn’t a copperhead. It s a juvenile rat snake. Better put this down before some kid grabs a real copperhead.
This post was edited on 11/7/19 at 4:29 pm
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Posted on 11/7/19 at 3:58 pm to Chad504boy
Yep.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:02 pm to Chad504boy
Juvi king snake i thought.
Eta juvi rat it is.
Eta juvi rat it is.
This post was edited on 11/7/19 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:02 pm to Chad504boy
I swear some of yall dont do anything else but study snakes 
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:13 pm to keyboard_warrior9
Well, I’m at camp. I walked out the skinning rack and there he was.
I remembered someone posted a picture of one the other day and they said people confuse them with copperheads. So, I naturally picked him up and took a pic.
I remembered someone posted a picture of one the other day and they said people confuse them with copperheads. So, I naturally picked him up and took a pic.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:24 pm to Outdoorreb
I killed a copperhead about that size last week. Damn things still look evil is juvenile form...
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:38 pm to Outdoorreb
The copperhead has vertical pupils not round ones, as does rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths. Now the coral snake will have round pupils.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 4:51 pm to keyboard_warrior9
I know nuffin bout snakes and knew this one
Posted on 11/7/19 at 5:39 pm to Outdoorreb
Friend I went to high school with just sent me a picture of one his son caught in the garage.
Check out the markings on the head. Almost looks like a skull. Prettt cool looking.
Check out the markings on the head. Almost looks like a skull. Prettt cool looking.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 6:34 pm to LSUgrad1998
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The copperhead has vertical pupils not round ones, as does rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths
Wrong. This is not always true. Teague will be along shortly with the appropriate link(s) for that myth.
This post was edited on 11/7/19 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 11/7/19 at 7:28 pm to BFIV
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Wrong. This is not always true.
Yes it is. It baffles me that all the hardcore 'outdoorsmen' here can't distinguish fricking pit vipers from rat snakes. It is a less than 1 second simple damn determination.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 7:58 pm to Bonnie Blue
Most of us can distinguish fricking pit vipers from rat snakes. Are you still insisting that copperheads, rattlesnakes, and cotton mouths always have vertical pupils? If so, yes, you are wrong. You might want to do some research before you double down on your statement. THAT is my point of contention. Sigh...This is just too easy: LINK LINK LINK These are all picture links, btw. Depending on light conditions, a pit viper may have round pupils. Normally, though, they do have vertical pupils. BUT not always.
This post was edited on 11/7/19 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:01 pm to Bonnie Blue
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Yes it is. It baffles me that all the hardcore 'outdoorsmen' here can't distinguish fricking pit vipers from rat snakes. It is a less than 1 second simple damn determination.
That's true. I don't kill snakes so it doesn't matter to me. Having said this I've run across four copperheads and three cottonmouths on my property in the last three years. None were more than a foot long. Maybe I'd feel different if I came across a three and a half foot moccasin.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:07 pm to Outdoorreb
Looks like you already burned the entire forest down. Great job
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:36 pm to hophead
What you talking about baw
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:51 pm to Bonnie Blue
Referencing this link (article) from a post just this week concerning this subject. Teague posted this article and if you really insist on maintaining your opinion, I suggest you read the portion on elliptical eye pupils on American pit vipers and look at the picture. I sure don't want someone to get bit by a copperhead because they see round eyes and "know" it isn't venomous. LINK
Posted on 11/7/19 at 8:58 pm to BFIV
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Deadly Copperhead
I know a copperhead within milliseconds of seeing it. I don't look at pupils. I look for the Loreal pits. Really, I have no trouble identifying A contortrix.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 9:01 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
And you are wise in not relying on or looking for just one characteristic to identify any snake.
Posted on 11/7/19 at 9:04 pm to BFIV
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And you are wise in not relying on or looking for just one characteristic to identify any snake.
I'm wiser for not killing snakes. I like them and I don't step on them. There is a certain beauty in the coloration of a copperhead. And they are pretty docile actually.
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