I opened the gate to go to the barn and 4 of my dogs rushed by. Nellie was the next one through, right in front of me and she jumped back making me look down to see what she stepped on. It was a baby copperhead.
I have a 9 year old Golden named Nellie. She was rescued from a local shelter when she was a young adult. She has separation anxiety and food aggression issues (with other dogs not humans) but we have learned to manage this behavior. She is very sweet and loyal though and saved me from stepping...