What kind of snake is this?

[KrazyVolFan]

What they said

 

[chatsworth_vol]

Drove up on a beautiful Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) this evening while in the mountains.

 

[Professor Nono]

Drove up on a beautiful Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) this evening while in the mountains.View attachment 401373

Nice one

 

[davethevol]

Drove up on a beautiful Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) this evening while in the mountains.View attachment 401373

Did it play dead or slither off?

 

[chatsworth_vol]

We escorted it off the road in the direction it was headed.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Internet says they're highest elevation is 2100 ft of elevation, which isnt true. I have a pic on my blackberry, of a 5ft snake @ 4000 ft. May mean lowest elevation. Ive lived here 40 years and never seen one at lower elevations. However, the Mountains are jammed packed.

I had someone tell me venomous snakes have a limit of 4000 feet in elevation(too cold). Hope that is true but not sure.

 

[chatsworth_vol]

I had someone tell me venomous snakes have a limit of 4000 feet in elevation(too cold). Hope that is true but not sure.

Nope, there may be less, but they're still there. Species like timber rattlesnake like higher elevations in general. Of course Temps also are dependent on latitude. 4k ft in GA isn't the same average temp as 4k in Vermont.

 

[ibvolman]

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It depends on who you ask. Ask me, and I tell you it is a common water snake. Harmless really. Ask my wife, and by golly, that is a nope rope.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

you see copperheads during football season, late in the year, after it's been hot, and then a good rain. That's when they move around. giving birth before the cold sets in.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Nope, there may be less, but they're still there. Species like timber rattlesnake like higher elevations in general. Of course Temps also are dependent on latitude. 4k ft in GA isn't the same average temp as 4k in Vermont.

Maybe the guy was talking about SW Virginia. I’ll have to do more digging.

 

[FïreBall]

I love thread topics!

 

[Vollifer1949]

$1M Loss: Maryland Homeowner Burns Down Home Trying To Stop Snake Infestation

 

[MAD]

 

[DuckInAPen]

This lecture may shed some light on the question:

 

[DancingOutlaw]

I caught a ring necked snake last week that was the biggest I'd ever seen, well over a foot. Just happened to look down as he was poking his head out of a shrub.

 

[give_him 6]

Wow. Someone posted this one a couple of days ago from near Chattanooga (Snoopers Rock Trail - Prentice Cooper State Forest)

 

[walkenvol]

Timber rattler - huge one at that

 

[chatsworth_vol]

Nice timber

 

[joevol33]

Nice timber

They're actually a pretty snake to me

 

[walkenvol]

They're actually a pretty snake to me

They’re actually a pretty damn scary snake to me when encountered in the wild - at least in my experience.

 

[joevol33]

They’re actually a pretty damn scary snake to me when encountered in the wild - at least in my experience.

Oh, they can spook you for sure.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Weird this thread got bumped today, i saw a snake crossing the road this morning on my way to work. It was about a foot into the road, i wanted to swerve and run over it but I'm a nice guy so i didn't.


I was also scared it'd come back and haunt me.

 

[VolFaninFla]

Wow. Someone posted this one a couple of days ago from near Chattanooga (Snoopers Rock Trail - Prentice Cooper State Forest)

What is story behind terrifyingly huge rattlesnake on Tennessee trail? See the video

 

[walkenvol]

Common water snake?

 

[volspeach]

A dead one.