NEST of COPPERHEADS - Southern Copperhead Facts and information
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Multiple copperheads found in Brazoria County Texas under corrugated aluminum. Southern Copperheads (agkistrodon contortrix contortrix ) are common pit vipers over much of the Southeastern United States.
They're practically invisible when laying in dry leaves and often go unnoticed. One of the reasons they adapt so well to human presence.
Adults are around usually two to two and a half feet long (50-95 cm) And juveniles look very similar. Newborns will lose their opaque appearance after their first shed in a few days. Southern copperheads are ovoviviparous which means eggs incubate inside the mother's body and babies are born live. Juveniles have an alluring yellow tail they use to entice frogs and lizards over for dinner.
Copperheads first line of defense is their camouflage and usually freeze when annoying humans come around, But if you push your luck, they'll tag you. Copperhead bites are seldom fatal due to the small dose of venom injected. Here are a few safety precautions that should prevent you from ever getting bitten.
1. Be careful where you put your hands and bare feet.
2. Never lick a copperhead on it's mouth.
3 And NEVER stick one up your nose... they hate that.
I think you showing proof of their non aggressive nature is a great service. Thank you for sharing.
Welp... there goes my weekend plans. Guess I have to call the boys and tell them we can't shove snakes up our noses.
LOL
Pecos hank doinng snakes instead of tornadoes. He does it all folks! lolll
OMG I kept thinking 'thats Pecos Hank!' Is it really?
Has to be. Pecos hank that rascal.
That voice sounds like Pecos Hank. I love his tornado/storm chasing videos. I had no idea he knew so much about snakes also!
Thanks for educating me, I was going to snort a snake later tonight. I'll be sure its not a copperhead! Lol!
Guess I probably should had watched this video before I stuck that copperhead in my nose.
Ive been sticking copper heads up my nose since 92 and im not going stop now.
Love your video. We live in the foothills of Appalachian mountains in NC. We have witnessed many copperheads as roadkill on our road but none on our property till last week. My feral cat had a copperhead cornered on our sidewalk. He was "hell-bent" on killing it himself I kept him at bay (the cat), with my leg and the snake in place with my walking stick till my husband could assist. This snake had a green tip tail and now I know it was a juvenile from your video. It was a beautiful snake however, I'm cleaning out the woodpile to get rid of a possible home for these snakes!
Nikonya Glenn Yep, sound like a copperhead. Careful cleaning out that wood pile!
dont snort a copperhead, and stay away from the brown acid.
Johnny Falstaff Great advice
wow...did i say that? I must have been drunk, the brown acid rules...
1 Copperhead Snake disliked this video.
Joey's Blocked Colon Love your username lmao
We have copperheads all over Ohio. Very very very hard to see. Be careful around trees. They blend in with branches. They also blend in with leaves on the ground in the fall. You can tell if ones around because most up here release a smell that smells like cucumbers
thank you for respecting the natives. )
As of 08-08-2020, clearly *51 guys* didn't like the advise at the end of the video...
Note to self...copperheads hate being stuck up noses. Got it, thanks!
I live in Kentucky, which is copperhead country. I’ve found two in my yard, and sadly my cousin yelled at me for not killing them, which is apparently the correct thing to do here. I told her about this vid and her response was “Who’s got time for that?”
You did the right thing. Hope your example will be followed.
Very educative
Copperheads are so cute 💜
My new favorite channel!
Great video. "Don't stick one up your nose." Good advice!
I got bit by a two footer on the shin. I used to do land surveying and stepped right next to one in some pine brush.
It hurt like a son of a bitch but no serious damage.
The are all over the place in Georgia.
Even if it is decapitated the head is still dangerous.
Ok...there’s a story behind those last two recommendations I’m dying to hear!
I'd love to keep them, honestly
Damn this really is a snake you could step on. Perfect camouflage!
Tread carefully; you would NOT want to get bit by a Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) - it would NO FUN AT ALL...being bitten by that crazy little Pit Viper!!! 😕😕😕
Awesome tips, my kids love your videos.
They don’t bother me but cottonmouths are kill on sight... the kingsnakes around here keep the copperheads down...
*watches video with copperhead in his nose* damn!
Oo I found Hank's snake channel. I love copperheads! They're the prettiest snake we have in Indiana. They're a little neater than the copperheads down south IMO. Ours have dots lol. Here's a question.. Are southern copperheads and osage copperheads the same?
If their dead..
A southern copperhead snapping turtle stung my wife over 76 times down in Texas. Damn things are meaner than the devil. Sure are pretty though. And fresh turtle eggs are worth the sting.
Dang, I was really looking forward to that good snort!!!
Pecos Hank is my hero!
Beautiful yet deadly.
I like snakes they are cool
Now that's a venomous Copperhead 🐍
I love your tongue-in-cheek safety advice. Some drunk morons will do that. I like to say that 80% of snakebites are 100% deserved.
AtarahDerek 81% ;)
Subscribed. Nice work.
That was good, thanks.
LOL!! "Never stick one up your nose they hate that"....
💚 protect the unloved
I just watched a video of Steve Irwin grabbing a black Mamba by the tail and carrying it out of a hut without a hook. God, I miss that guy.
Good info
And I was thinking about kissing one then sticking it up my nose. Thanks man!
Aside from common sense, how does a person find out that sticking a copperhead up your nose is a bad idea? Better question is: Why would someone think that such a thing seems like a practical idea? I will wholeheartedly take your advice and not stick one up my nose, even though I likely would never had done such a thing. lol.
great info.
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Really good video. Snake haters should watch this. They won't hurt you if you leave em alone.
The copperhead challenge lol
I build fences in wooded areas sometimes with lots of dried hardwood leaves, I wear snake gaiters every time because you really can't see them.
Venomous bite trip to the hospital and you better have some serious insurance or be mud rich.
My kitty died from getting into a nest of copperheads a few months ago. I was wondering if there are any more habitats they like to get into that is like sheet metal.
wood piles
That is sad
I'm so glad I watched this video, I was just about to go out and find a copperhead to shove up my nose! now I know better
weird thing is,you never see any big ones here in texas,the biggest i saw was 32 inches which is decent i guess but over to the east of this country where they dance with snakes in church ( only after they ask first,would you like to dance ) they get pretty big over in those parts,hmmmm my god is it the dancing that makes them bigger ? damn i think i finally cracked the code
What percentage of juveniles make it to adulthood by avoiding being killed by non-human prey?
None. It’s because people keep sticking them up their nose.
Pecos hank didnt know he had this channel
Cool!
Hey! Isn't this Pecos Hank? Creator of the greatest tornado videos in the world?!
ProChoiceJesus I was just wondering the same thing
Yes, it is. ruclips.net/video/4qw52FOFodw/видео.html
Sounds like Pecos Hank.
Hank!!!
One of my favorite snakes, can't wait for April to see the Northern Copperheads and Timber Rattlesnakes emerge.
Ok my mom thought this Fox Snake was a copperhead. Do they look alike as babies? Because if so then like we gotta figure out cus I don’t want a copperhead
Just how big do you think my nose is? You said they were 2-3ft long 😯
Don't stick one up my nose?!? You just ruined my weekend plans.
Dude, you're Pecos Hank! I heard your voiceover, then your guitar work, and did a double take. I support you under another handle on Patreon. My mom witnessed a black rat snake laying eggs in her yard this morning under some netting she uses to keep deer away from her plants - like 15 eggs. I was just doing some research, fell into a RUclips black hole and found this video. Apparently, people buy these rat snakes for $50-$80. Do you know if she can sell the eggs to a local specialty pet-store? Sorry in advance if its a dumb question, we're worried about raccoons getting them more than making a buck off of them - but making a buck isn't a bad thing either!
Hank, bad news. My mom, who lives in a big Midwestern city, called a few of the biggest reptile pet specialty stores and they would not take the eggs. My mom, well - shes a mom. She was scared to pick them up or move them, and it looks like raccoons got the entire clutch (all gone). Sad, there were 15-20 eggs. I live 400 miles away, or else I would have incubated them per your guidance. That would have been a very cool video to watch them hatch!
I'm not a reptile guy, I would have let them go to eat mice. But, I am a big-time science guy with an alphabet soup of letters after my name - and knowing the time within a 2-3 hrs of when these eggs were laid means this could have been timed down to a day or two. Hank, can I just end by saying I am a big fan and supporter. I love your storm videos, and find you to be a unique, interesting personality who makes life more fascinating.
too bad their bite can be fatal, they would make a great snake to have at home, they are really a beautiful looking snake, remind me of some of the boas i have seen in mexico and south america, great video like the rest, we need more snake videos, so get to it LOL, thanks ray lowery
Fatalities from copperhead bites are rare. those that do perish probably succumbed to anaphylactic shock versus the toxic reaction. Copperheads are the least venomous snake of the vipers here in the states. But I'm not lining up to get bit either... Well, maybe I am...
A copperhead bite will definitely ruin your weekend and can cause permanent loss of dexterity in the affected limb. But unless you have a pre-existing medical condition that can be exacerbated by the venom (including an allergy to venom), or you are very, very small (like a toddler), a single copperhead bite cannot kill you.
ray lowery I live in Tennessee if I remeber correctly. There are only 2 reported deaths by copperheads since records have been kept. Of all the posioness snakes in the states. I would rather be bitten by a copperhead than any other. Although I do not want to be bit by any snake. lol
how about not using your hands to pick up stuff laying on the ground...use a tool like a shovel or hoe....and if you burn a brush pile snakes will flea and bite the first person they see.
My husband doesn't beleive this :(
We have a big brush pile waiting to be burned so I gave him this warning and he tells me to quit reading scary ****
Dear Wild Snakes,
First, please don’t be mad at me for my question and beliefs. Okies? Now. What do you do with those beautiful skinned nasty attitude Copperheads? While I do know that certain snakes are incredibly beneficial on a property, I have no use nor need for a pair of hypodermic needles going into my skin injecting me with venom.
I believe that enough Copperheads would make a beautiful pair of low heel ankle boots! 🍻
Is this Pecos Hank?!
a much better raptor when you make the DOG hot
Dammit that sucks!!! And I was just about to stick a copperhead in my nose!!
they don't mynd that much being stuffed up noses they just come out another orifice. characteristics of python and viper
guyglowmore1 True true!
I'll make sure I never stuff one up the nose.
Lmao made me laugh out loud
We moved to a country property that had been lived on in several years. I killed 25+ copperheads just in the yard the first year alone and that was without much vegetation. I respect snakes but they bit my dogs so it was war.
Well, it's a good thing the property had been lived on in several years or else there might have been 50+ copperheads you vicious idiot.
Hot tip for how to not get bitten by a Copperhead: Don't fuck with it, and you'll have no problem! 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
"snakey places"
Hmmm, I smoked one once and it was just fine! 😂
where is this?
+Zach Redd Brazos County TX
Is that you pecos hank?
I believe it is!
It's a Giraffe
Very dangerous snake.
Their venom is hemotoxic, which means it destroys the blood
I can tell you from personal experience that copperheads love tongue. No offense, but you might just be bad at French kissing.
howd u know i was gonna snort a damn snake
I heard 3 never do this... but...# 1 should be, shoot it first...There's a reason way Bond made the Snake Slayer
Don’t believe these people. Sticking copperheads up your nose is a wicked rush. xD
What???!!!
do you ever kill snakes
Ben Hall Only if they've been run over by cars and are still alive.
I WOULDNT THINK YOU WOULD KILL SNAKES
+Ben Hall he does it to put them out of their misery. Dimwit.
GOOD AT LEAST YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR MISUNDERSTOOD ANIMALS
Never stick one up your nose hahahaha they hate that hahahahahaha
who would be stupid enough to put a copperhead up their nose or lick one on the mouth??????????
Someone who thought it was a candy bar
Have you ever been so drunk that you couldn't look through a _ladder_ without help?
Yeah...someone like that.
lol
I pick up snakes, venomous or not. Of course i do this non professionally
freemovies
Set that area on fire!
goofy comment.
jeff9702 happiness.
Scary face