first confirmed copperhead sighting for myself
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first confirmed copperhead sighting for myself
Finally saw my first confirmed copperhead on a bike trail in pa. Seen similar snakes in the past, wasnt sure if it was a northern water or milk, no doubt with this beauty. Very exciting.
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Nice copperhead. the copperheads I've seen have way less girth than that.Cottomouths are the moccasins i see that fat. Not copperheads.
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This place where this was taken, i do alot of trail riding, your much more likely to see timbers here, then copperheads in my opinion. I saw several rattlers this summer here, all beautiful. Maybe its a luck thing, or its like that everywhere. I'm just glad i saw one.
- Chris Smith
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Nice! Looks like he/she has had a good year!
-Chris
-Chris
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If that wasn't seen in the late fall or early winter I'd say it looks gravid???
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back in late september
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Even timbers are more muscular than the copperheads i see.davhug1 wrote:This place where this was taken, i do alot of trail riding, your much more likely to see timbers here, then copperheads in my opinion. I saw several rattlers this summer here, all beautiful. Maybe its a luck thing, or its like that everywhere. I'm just glad i saw one.
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that is a very nice copperhead
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Are you under the impression that Timbers are supposed to be scrawny? I've head Timbers while tubed, and pound for pound, I think they are just as muscular, if not more so, than some of the pythons I have held of the same size.dery wrote:Even timbers are more muscular than the copperheads i see.
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Hah! not the timbers, the copperheads. the timbers and cottonmouths were comparisons. Not scrawney like a ribbon or whipsnake.
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You said "even timbers are more muscular than the copperheads I see". It seems to imply that you expect timbers to not be muscular, or at least less muscular than copperheads.dery wrote:Hah! not the timbers, the copperheads. the timbers and cottonmouths were comparisons. Not scrawney like a ribbon or whipsnake.
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Sorry about the confusion Don.
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do coppers eat snakes like cottons do? if so, this may explain the large girth. either that, or this particular snake has been hitting the hot-pockets way too much.
-ben
-ben
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muskiemagnet wrote:do coppers eat snakes like cottons do? if so, this may explain the large girth. either that, or this particular snake has been hitting the hot-pockets way too much.
-ben