I have a Black Austrolorp named Sylvester. One afternoon while I was out in the garden working he came running past me with something in his beak. I followed to see what he had. It was a 12 inch copperhead. He threw it down, pecked it to death then swallowed it whole. That is 5 copperheads for the year. I got 4, he got one. MY chicken ain't no chicken!!