What kind of snake is this?

[cackleberrycoop]

Wow, Bramsmom, creepy! I imagine these things will eat chicks and eggs?

 

[Bramsmom]

I was afraid of that. I didn't do anything yet. I'm not sure how to kill it since it's on the cement. I guess I need a hoe or start up the lawn mower. My worry is that I have bales of straw in the barn and there could be more in there. Do they travel in groups?

Honestly, this is my first dangerous snake encounter...

 

[Bramsmom]

The good news is it's still there. The bad news is it's still there. I can't shoot the darn thing since it's on cement and all I have is a shovel.....and it is now curled in a ball against the horse stall. (no horse in the stall) CRAP!

 

[nurse_turtle]

That is indeed a male copperhead. Call animal control or the police or someone to come get that thing. Because it's poisonous, maybe some authority may act in a more timely manner.

 

[Bramsmom]

Thanks for the good advice Nurse. I did call animal control and they sent out a woman who snagged it up and took it away. She did say that it was a male too.

 

[ChickiKat]

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phewwweee... glad you got rid of it, they can be pretty mean.

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

I would absolutely DIE if I found that anywhere near my house...

 

[KandiandJerry]

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X2....lol

 

[NatureBoy86]

Copper head is NOT a Water Moccasin, but moccasins are also known as a Cottonmouth due to a snow white mouth interior. Non the less both snakes are venomous and extremely dangerous. Awesome pic btw, hope he wasnt killed but if he was Id understand.

 

[MudgesMom]

Copperheads are all over the place here in NC- Yes they are venomous but rarely fatal. My 8 year old son was bit by a large 2 1/2 footer faired ok warning bite very little venom but not a dry bite either, Tuesday last week my 15 yr old daughter was bit on her pinkie toe by a baby(they look the same but the tip of the tail is bright yellow) a much more dangerous bite because they can't control how much venom is released, she got it all! Black purple blue and many shades of yellow brown later and the swelling has gone down. These snakes are aggressive and usually well camoflauged.
DON'T kill the BLACK SNAKES!!! They eat the copperheads!! YEAH... Yes the black snakes may take a chick or two or an egg but they are great for keeping the mice down and really help with the copperheads. Copperheads don't just scurry away. Even the poor cat has been bitten. I'm not into useless killing, but this isn't really useless. If you kill one just remember the fangs will have venom in them even if it's already bitten- use a shovel to pick it up and make sure it's dead. One Doc told us someone brought the "dead" snake in to be identified while the patient was being treated and the snake was in a pillowcase- problem was snake was only hit hard enough to be stunned and the Doc reached in the bag to pull out snake and almost got bit himself. Chop it's head off.
PS- Not a snake hater, owned a ball python for years.