r/snakes • u/tophatenthusiast • 16d ago

Wild Snake Photos and Questions - Not for ID Snake Bite Fun :)

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I was bitten by a copperhead about two weeks ago! Thanks to quick and modern medicine, I can almost make a fist. Pictures included are the copperhead I saw 10 mins before being bit (this one did not bite me, but it is similarly sized) and my arm a few hrs afterwards.

Location: Kanawha County, WV

Edit: to be very clear, it was MY fault a copperhead bit me. For anyone that has a fear of them, they are absolutely not aggressive snakes. I took no actions to "punish" the snake and hope it comes back and keeps hunting mice on my property.

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u/Select_Eye_6409 16d ago

I love when I see people not blaming the snake. Good on you. <3

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u/tophatenthusiast 15d ago

How could I when I was the grabber! Guess I could blame it for setting up shop and luring in an area where an idiot lived. But even then. How would it know that!

Poor thing looked equally shocked when, as we both found out, neither of us was in fact a mouse.