Copperheads and water moccs are not as poisonous as rattlesnakes. I have had 3 dogs bitten by copperheads or water moccs and none died. In fact none got very sick. The vet said give them benedryl and bring them in the next day for antibiotics. I had a friend who had a lab bitten by a rattler on the other hand. They nearly lost the dog, even tho he got him to the vet quickly. Ended up losing a chunk of tissue where the bite was.
susie
A Cottonmouth bite makes a Copperhead bite look like fun.
My big Lab was bitten by a venomous snake (it got away) - probably not a copperhead, probably a moccasin but could possibly have a been a rattler. The vet was very blase', said he'd never lost a dog to snakebite. It was very swollen for 24 hours then went away with no ill effects.
Copperheads don't have big fangs, they have to gnaw on you awhile to get any venom into you at all. My son was hit by a copperhead while running cross country -- it was apparently a "dry bite" because he never even swelled up.
Most of them must be with their new owners by now. Which one or ones did you wind up keeping?
I so enjoyed the Puppy Cam.