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Copperhead Identification?
I was riding at LB Houston (Dallas) and happened upon the beheaded snake below.

Is/was that a copperhead?
Last edited by bike_Ninja; 02-21-2014 at 09:44 AM.
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does not look like it to me.
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This guy is a Texas copperhead. Also identifiable by green on the end of the tail.
Not sure what that fellow was, probably a harmless rat snake that keeps rodent population down.
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Actually looks a little like this Boa Constrictor.
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Thanks for the replies.
Not sure what that fellow was, probably a harmless rat snake that keeps rodent population down.
I'm guessing the people who killed the snake thought that it was a copperhead. I thought that it might be a copperhead based on the below picture at the Wikipedia copperhead entry.

There's a spot about 20 feet from the photo where people fish and a lot of them appear to fish for the food. And the funny thing is with the size of the dead snake, it was probably equivalent to several good catches.
Last edited by bike_Ninja; 02-21-2014 at 09:46 AM.
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Dummies, snake is better than fish anyways!
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Copperheads have hour glass shaped markings and only have green tail tips when they are very young. They also can be very dark brown, very light brown, or a bright copper color. Its crazy how well they can blend in with leaf litter.
They are territorial but pretty docile.
Should you do more trail work?
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Thanks for the tip. The hour-glass markings make for easier and consistent identification.
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Pretty easy to confuse with a harmless banded water snake, which eat fish and and small amphibians.
Should you do more trail work?
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Another interesting note regarding Copperheads is they frequently can be recognized by their strong, musty odor. I don't know of any other snake that exhibits an odor.
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 Originally Posted by Cleared2land
Another interesting note regarding Copperheads is they frequently can be recognized by their strong, musty odor. I don't know of any other snake that exhibits an odor.
I hope the odor is either very strong or that I'm never close enough to confirm that odor!
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It seems to me when they are young/small they are just a light brown color - you may not make out the markings.
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here, I think it will be useful to you. It will help you How to Identify a Copperhead Snake?
How to Identify a Copperhead Snake - Ardent Footsteps
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Happy resurrection! And, a 1st post too.
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 Originally Posted by melanie campbell
 Originally Posted by Cleared2land
Happy resurrection! And, a 1st post too.
Yes, the linked post seems trustworthy.
Like any other snakes, the copperheads are poisonous ones.
and for over a hundred of years there was only a handful of deaths across the States.
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I noted the first quote from the link. I thought is could have been a typo for many, not any.
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