his head
was FAT. Not after the shovel got him.
couple of old times at the dock getting ready to fish said it was the biggest copperhead they ever saw. They could have been into the moonshine early.
cottonmouth range, Timbers live above 2000'.
was either Copper or Watersnake.
I believe I read somewhere that Copper's prefer cool, wet environ - like leaf litter. That's why they're so dangerous. Not as aggressive as rattlers or cottonmouths.
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Sidenote: I always leave snakes alone. In my dumber years id pick them up to hold them. They're cool.
Ive only ever seen a Copperhead three times in my life. Once was tubing on little in Townsend. It was swimming, but the water was so cold, figured snake was too cold to be aggressive.