Oh man. I'm taking my camera on dog walks from now on.

[Baitball Blogger]

Missed capturing a picture of a copperhead. Just two feet off the sidewalk only separated by a guard rail.

[bigwillq]

1. Be careful with the dog.

A small dog died from a copperhead bite in CT a few weeks ago.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. My dog never saw it. But, you're right.

[truegrit44]

7. One of my dogs was bitten twice

Jack Russell cross that killed every small creature he could find. Killed both of these snakes but got bit in the process. First time I freaked and rushed him to vet. Was told it is very very rare that copperheads bite can kill dogs. Gave him predisone, antibiotics and pain meds. He swelled up horrible and was in a ton of pain but recovered in a day. Dummy went and killed another one a year later.

I'm not fond of them

[Arkansas Granny]

3. It's a shame they are poisonous. They are really quite beautiful.

[csziggy]

4. Good thing you saw it!

Last fall my husband was hiking through a state park outside Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His habit is to pick up trash as he's hiking and he saw a can in the bushes a few steps off the trail, so he went over. As he reached down to pick it up, he realized his hand was about a foot away from a copperhead.

He pulled back, snapped a picture, then used his walking stick to ease the can away from the snake and picked it up. Down the trail he warned other hikers about the snake, especially the woman with two boys who were messing around the sides of the trail!

His snapshot:

[Baitball Blogger]

5. The one I saw had stronger rings, like the picture I posted.

Must be different ages.

[csziggy]

6. I think individuals have different patterns

If you look at a Google image search for copperhead snakes there are all difference colors and intensities. They can be from gray to sandy to bronze/copper to brown with stripes that are not very different to a stark contrast between the colors.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. There are 5 subspecies around the country n/t

[Kingofalldems]

11. That one actually has a copper colored head, nice pic.

[Mendocino]

8. Copperheads

are normally non-aggressive and avoid people. They rely on their camouflage for safety. They will though stand their ground if you happen upon them quickly. Luckily their striking distance is small and the venom low in toxicity, fatalities are rare.

[Skittles]

10. that snake is a beaut

not a big fan of that expression, though :O