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Yeah! We didn't even need a tee! Stupid things just raised their heads, and we yelled "Fore!", just prior to whacking their heads off!
Copperhead bites on the rise
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Yeah! We didn't even need a tee! Stupid things just raised their heads, and we yelled "Fore!", just prior to whacking their heads off!
BS Gal
Voted Nicest in 08
Yeah! We didn't even need a tee! Stupid things just raised their heads, and we yelled "Fore", just prior to whacking their heads off!
I just remember we'd go out when it got dark and see where they were nestled down under the sand and get them that way. I hope Stinkpen doesn't see this tread.
Penn
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We golfed a lot at a place called Villa De Paz, in west Phoenix, located on Indian School Rd., around 107th Ave. My backyard was the 8th fairway, and we would chip onto the green, late in the afternoon, just practicing, after getting home from work, and the locals had given up for the day. Maybe, around 6:00pm, we'd see them out there, looking for dinner!
Hi guys!! "9-iron, caddie - if you please?"
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toppick08
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shuvelhead
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Are copperheads always brown? I saw a gray snake that seemed to have the same markings.
desertrat
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That was just the sidewinders that did that. Don't forget a couple of the guys would make hat bands and belts out of the tanned skins. It wasn't like we were just killing them for the fun of it, it was an actual hunt where all parts of the animal got used. The rattles were the funnest part. Attach them to a little stick and you could make a pretty good imitation rattler sound.
desertrat
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Coppery brown with a trangular head and catlike pupils. That one looks kind of dull, like he's about ready to shed.
morningbell
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My son said he almost stepped on one while hiking with his dad last week. Boy would I be pissed if he got bit 
lulu belle
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Looking at that pic, and others I've seen, that really makes me wonder when he said "kinda like a ball python", a similar pattern. I think there is a space a snake could get into under my shed so I wonder if they live down there....
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desertrat
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My son said he almost stepped on one while hiking with his dad last week. Boy would I be pissed if he got bit
Loss of habitat, more people, that time of year. Go hiking in the woods and you should wear boots and/or be very careful where you step. Never step over a log without checking the other side. Better to step on it and take a big step off after looking. Never step where you can't see the ground. They prefer open sunny places usually, but could be on the move.
rubyrox
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We see them in our yard occasionally, and we usually get them with a shovel.
I know there are some people who are opposed to killing a venomous snake found on one's property but anything that poses a danger to my family or my pets is going to have to die. It's not that I don't value life, it's just not something I want to risk. :shrug:
I know there are some people who are opposed to killing a venomous snake found on one's property but anything that poses a danger to my family or my pets is going to have to die. It's not that I don't value life, it's just not something I want to risk. :shrug:
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Beth_kennedy
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Man, I was always told that snakes are more afraid of you then you are of them, I run at cypress on the boardwalk...guess I will wait for colder weather.
desertrat
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They would be easy to spot on the boardwalk.
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Beth_kennedy
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Hmmm maybe, but with the wood an leaves....or getting on and off the boardwalk....when I run I am in a my own little world, head phones blaring....
I was at Calvert State taking the trail to the beach, good speed for the uneven ground and I swear I must have side stepped 3 snakes on the way...
By side stepped I mean screaming like a little girl after jumping ten feet into the air....
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Beth_kennedy
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I hate them too, I really really really do. Sadly I am not brave enough to give them the treatment. The only thing I can do is yelp and run as fast as I can.I even get the shivers when I see a dead one on the side of the road.
bfncbs1
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To me it's kinda weird i seen this article. I live on a 400 acre farm and I hadn't seen a copperhead in roughly 10 years around here and this summer alone I have seen 3.
Curious as to what the increase in bites are all about.......Wonder if it's dumb luck or isn't something else like less habitat, weather or some other odd reason.
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