A Marine Colonel, C.O. of an A-6 squadron at MCAS Cherry Point NC, got struck by one in is garage one Sunday morning. It ticked him off, so he went into the house to get a handgun and kill it. In the mean time it had repositioned and struck him again in the same leg as he reentered his garage. He almost lost his leg due to the venom-caused necrosis around the wounds.
Moral of the story: Don’t mess with copperhead snakes, and maintain a visual on them at all times when you know they’re one in the area.
I once had one in my carport and almost stepped on it, it didn’t move, ran around to the front door to get my husband and by then it had moved to the back door. They don’t scare and they will go after you! I watch where I walk, especially at night.
We just got back from taking the dog swimming and scooted out of there once it got dark, there is a copper head that hangs out on the bank.