I carry a snake stick around the ranch to remove these.
Copperheads are part of life in north Texas and unless
you try to cuddle it or step on it they won't do much
harm. They're pretty timid, unlike their cousins the cottonmouths.
Give them space and respect and they'll help keep the
rodents in check. I've taken one off the porch and another
off the woodpile. The rest seem to have got the message.
Tell me about it. I used to live in Woodville Texas and we killed about six copperheads in our yard there.
One event bit my cat.
Actually, I've always found it the opposite. Cottonmouths will actually try and avoid you unless you step on them, which I've done a couple of times, and even then, if they have an avenue of escape, they'll take off like a bat out of hell. Scared the hell out of me, and the last time, I think I achieved a world record for a standing, vertical jump. ;^)
Copperheads, on the other hand, can get pretty mean. The majority of snakebites we get down here in south Louisiana come from copperheads, followed by rattlers. Mocassin bites are more rare and I can't remember the last time I heard of somebody getting bitten by a coral snake.
You`re so right about those copperhead`s,I`ve got them on my farm too.Mild tempered reptiles
Those cottonmouths,they`re a diferent snake,they`ll come at `ya.A person`s in a world of hurt if bitten by one.
I`ve heard that people that live in La. that aren`t scared of gators fear that water moccasin.