Posted: 7/13/2012 10:20:19 AM EDT
What is it? I don't think it's a baby copperhead but I'm no expert. It's small about 8 inches.
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Looks like a Brown snake
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Most people arent gonna see a copperhead in the wild, when I hear people say "I killed a copperhead" unless I know them and know they know what one looks like I chock it up to stupidity.
Heres what I tell everyone when it comes to snakes, Acquire full color pictures of the poisonous snakes for their area, Around here its really just copperheads, and cottonmouths, and hang them up in the garage or somewhere where you will see them often and can get to them quickly. that way if you seed a snake that you think is poisonous you can just run over and look at the picture. Eventually you will see the picture enough to be able to identify the snake on sight. learn the important snakes first, the ones that can harm you. Then once you know what they are on sight, learn the non venomous ones. If you dont know what kind of snake it is, stay away from it. As soon as you see it, go the other way. Trying to catch, identify or chop it up is the best way to get bit. Nobody gets bit on purpose. Also take a trip to the ZOO and look at the copperheads, and other poisonous snakes indigenous to Georgia, they have on display there, Copperheads are very distinct snakes, books and the internet do them no justice. once you see one in real life, they become VERY easy to identify. I haven't ever seen a rattlesnake in the wild anywhere hear metro atlanta, Or for that matter anywhere in GA. Not saying they arent here, just that they are so rare that you dont need to know the patterns. Mostly because if you come up on a rattlesnake, your gonna know. There are many snakes that shake their tails when they get stressed and sound like Rattlers in dry leaves. A good indicator in north america, if the snake has Eliptical eyes, its poisonous. Coral snakes, do have round pupils but I havent ever seen one wild and don't know anyone who has ever seen one here in Georgia. But as I said above, If you arent 150% sure of what it is, get away from it. If you gotta kill it use the side of a shovel, or a hoe, or shoot it. Dont try to step on it then knife or machete it. |
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This is my "go to" ID source: http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/index.htm |
| As the owner of Critter Patrol I can tell you like everybody else did it is harmless. It is a common brown garder snake. Look at our snake page on our website and there are pictures of the three common venomous snakes around here. And yes when anybody sees any snake in georgia they always say it is a copperhead but i can tell you when you see a copperhead you will know it. This year copperheads are on the move and seen alot more. And yes we do have rattlesnakes I live in dallas at the foot of gold mine mountain and we are infested with timber rattlers. |
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762bodydroper,if you're in north GA,watch your step.Copperheads and timber rattlers are not rare,and when you hear the "leaves" rattling,you best pay attention,it probably isn't really leaves. Bullshit. 
Feel free to walk around Johns Mountain without ever looking at the ground.Good luck. |
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762bodydroper,if you're in north GA,watch your step.Copperheads and timber rattlers are not rare,and when you hear the "leaves" rattling,you best pay attention,it probably isn't really leaves. Bullshit.
Feel free to walk around Johns Mountain without ever looking at the ground.Good luck. Copperheads are on the rise for some reason this year, and they like to dwell in IVY and viney areas. I am In Douglasville. That statement was directed to the OP, who apparently doesnt have alot of experience with snakes. Which leads me to believe he doesnt have alot of snakes where he lives. Like where most people live, in the city/suburban areas, where there arent any rattlesnakes, or copperheads, because people live there. If your tromping around in wildlife management areas and in the mountains, your much more likely to see a snake. If you go where snakes live, your probably gonna see snakes, So you should already know what to be looking for. And yes, if I hear the leaves rattling around, I am looking. Mostly because if its a kingsnake or any type of non venomous snake, or a turtle/lizard etc. I'm gonna snatch it up and give it a look, And likely an eat, if it's big enough. In fact, I have on several occasions caught kingsnakes in the wild and let them go behind my house, just to keep it clean. |
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Laurens Co Copperhead I ran across a few weeks ago riding ATVs on the dirt road... Yea, dirt roads around here are sand rather than N. GA red clay... Crappy pic from my cell phone.... TD http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/copper2.jpg See the Dark hourglass shaped marks, against the sandy brown background? If you see that, go the other way. Also, other than coral snakes, All poisonous snakes in GA are rough scaled. |
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Copperheads are on the rise for some reason this year, and they like to dwell in IVY and viney areas. I am In Douglasville. That statement was directed to the OP, who apparently doesnt have alot of experience with snakes. Which leads me to believe he doesnt have alot of snakes where he lives. Like where most people live, in the city/suburban areas, where there arent any rattlesnakes, or copperheads, because people live there. If your tromping around in wildlife management areas and in the mountains, your much more likely to see a snake. If you go where snakes live, your probably gonna see snakes, So you should already know what to be looking for. And yes, if I hear the leaves rattling around, I am looking. Mostly because if its a kingsnake or any type of non venomous snake, or a turtle/lizard etc. I'm gonna snatch it up and give it a look, And likely an eat, if it's big enough. In fact, I have on several occasions caught kingsnakes in the wild and let them go behind my house, just to keep it clean.[/quote] Got it now.You're correct. |
