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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Copperhead Snake

Already during our very first month of living in Georgia, USA we got to meet snakes.
 

Pieter had this Copperhead snake under the car...
So I took a photo of it in August of 1983.
These are venomous and they give live birth!

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  1. DebbyNovember 4, 2021 at 9:24 PM

    Yikes. I remember my dad telling me when he was a boy, riding on the tractor with his dad in eastern Tennessee, they ran over a very large Cooperhead snake and one end of it, wrapped around my dad's neck. Totally freaked him out and from then on, he hated snakes.

    We have rattlesnakes here - mostly they are timid. Even though I am leery of them I always try to show them some respect.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 4, 2021 at 9:31 PM

      Dearest Debby,
      So far we never had any negative encounter with snakes.
      Both of us are not afraid of snakes but we sure do respect them!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Victor S E MoubarakNovember 5, 2021 at 6:09 AM

    Wow ... what courage. I would not touch them.

    God bless.

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  3. ClaudiaNovember 5, 2021 at 7:04 AM

    Oh, liebe Mariette,
    ich würde niemals eine Schlange anfassen!
    Hab noch einen schönen Tag und ein gemütliches Wochenende!
    ♥️Allerliebste Grüße,Claudia♥️

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 7:44 AM

      Liebe Claudia,
      Wenn die tod ist, gibt es ja keine Gefahr und sowieso sind die gar nicht ekelhaft.
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  4. Martha Jane OrlandoNovember 5, 2021 at 7:10 AM

    Copperheads are so deadly! I can't believe Pieter was actually holding one by the tail, Mariette. We have those snakes in our woods, and are always careful when walking in the warm weather.
    Blessings!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 7:46 AM

      Dearest Martha Jane,
      Copperheads are not as deadly as e.g. rattlesnakes but they sure are venomous.
      It was DEAD, look at the blood on the left in the picture.
      Snakes usually don't attack people but we ought to respect them.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. KeaNovember 5, 2021 at 7:52 AM

    Yikes, scary! I don't mind snakes, but we don't have dangerous ones in our region. I thought Pieter was either very brave or very foolish until I read your reply that the snake was dead. (Okay, poor snake.)

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 9:20 AM

      Dearest Kim,
      This was our only closeup encounter with a Copperhead and we've seen one literally flattened by a car, near our mail box. We just got back from our bike ride...
      They actually are pretty critters but dangerous when being provoked.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. ParnassusNovember 5, 2021 at 10:15 AM

    Hello Mariette, There used to be lots of rattlesnakes in Ohio but now there are mostly benign snakes. (There actually is a Rattlesnake Island in Lake Erie, that is very close to the Johnson's Island we discussed recently that has the Confederate cemetery.) My brother and I used to keep pet snakes that we caught, and once one of them gave birth to many baby snakes--they were very cute!
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 10:21 AM

      Dearest Jim,
      Both of us have never encountered a rattlesnake. Lots of benign ones but they don't bother us. Interesting about Rattlesnake Island in Lake Erie. Guess they have no enemies there... Wish I could have seen those baby snakes and no doubt they were cute!
      In Florida we did touch snakes and they are not at all slick or whatever; very nice to the touch.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. MaryNovember 5, 2021 at 10:38 AM

    They are prevalent here in our area and we are very afraid of them - the most dangerous venomous snake in the southeast. Working in the garden - when I'm able - is always a time to be looking out to the copperheads, especially in the ivy and woodpile!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 1:14 PM

      Dearest Mary,
      This Copperhead sure is one to be respected!
      It is very attractive for snakes to hide in a woodpile or in some ground cover...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. Anne Hagman-NiilolaNovember 5, 2021 at 12:42 PM

    Is it a dangerous snake?

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 1:15 PM

      Dearest Anne,
      Yes, this one is venomous and its bite can be deadly.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  9. OLga November 5, 2021 at 2:11 PM

    Per fortuna che era un serpente morto.Ciaoooooo

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  10. VENTANA DE FOTONovember 5, 2021 at 4:09 PM

    Solamente he visto serpiente en el zoológico y no me gustaría encontrarla nunca por el campo.

    Besos

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 5, 2021 at 4:53 PM

      Querida Antónia,
      Pero el problema es que ellos vivían aquí antes de que nosotros viniéramos... En nuestra propiedad nunca hemos visto uno venenoso.
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  11. Heidi | The Frugal GirlsNovember 8, 2021 at 3:41 PM

    Was the snake alive when he was holding it? I am so glad we don't have any copperheads here in Arizona. As it is, we run into too many rattlesnakes while hiking.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 9, 2021 at 12:41 PM

      Dearest Heidi,
      No, the snake was as dead as it could be...
      We never have encountered a rattle snake yet and this was one out of two copperheads we have seen; both dead.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  12. Coisas de FeltroNovember 9, 2021 at 7:12 AM

    I don't like snakes very much, but I understand their role in nature.
    xoxo
    Coisas de Feltro

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 9, 2021 at 12:42 PM

      Dearest Christina,
      They do catch a lot of rodents... Each critter has its role in nature and we ought to respect that.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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