[g'nad]

Hey Billie... this was the high point of my day...

me and my neighbor, Junior, who I hired to help for a few days were pilin' up trees and brush when he screamed, "sanke"...

I turned and saw him pointing... about six feet from him and 15 feet from me was a copperhead coiled to strike... I pulled my .357 and fired instinctively... didn't even aim... blew the snake's lower jaw off and sent him writhing... Jr screamed "shoot him again! shoot him again!..." I said the snake's dead, I ain't gonna waste a round... he kept screamin' "shoot him again! shoot him again!..." so I drew the .357, aimed this time, and blew his head clean off...

Jr said "I ain't never gonna piss you off"... I said "Good idea..."

He was a three footer... not too shabby...

[Billie]

Oh my gosh! Thank goodness you had your gun WITH you! I've never seen a copperhead snake - do know they are extremely poisonous (aren't they?) Bet your neighbor was a bit shaken!

So you won't be letting the kids go in the woods by themselves I hope.

[WVNan]

Shiver........Copperheads are the scariest. Used to get them in the garden. Always had a hoe in the garden for chopping heads off Copperheads. You must be an excellent shot. Zot! No head!