I’ve cornered several snakes before, killing the poison ones when I knew what they were.
This copperhead was young and little. It was the meanest snake I have seen, trying to repeatedly bite anything that got close.
I remember reading an article a while back about the Bushmaser, the largest poisonous snake in North and South America, but don’t remeber the publication. Anyway, this guy was doing various nature studies in Costa Rica, found himself a “nice Boa Constrictor,” picked it up without any trouble and took it back to camp, where it was promptly identified as a Bushmaster!!! DUH!!! Sometimes poisonous snakes aren’t all tha hostile.