I saved me a copperhead

[DavidD]

My dad, stepmom, brother, stepbrother, halfbrother, step grandparents an a bunch of people i still dont know go to the Smokies every year the first year we went 2007 we saw a 3.5 foot copperhead sittin there on a path they all said kill the #%$#%^#. So I calmly educated them on the snake and they all sorta got it so I ook my handy dandy snake hook and calmly moved the big gal ( I assume she was pregnant) Off the path and Placed her where no harm could be done to her!

 

[EightLeggedFrea]

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[JColt]

I see you have same camera abilities as myself, lol. Way to go! People always want to kill what there afraid of.

 

[tarantulaholic]

Thats so awesome what you did !!! I would have done same thing. Props to your bro :worship: :worship: :worship:

 

[Boanerges]

:clap: It's good to know that some people still care. Good going bro!!! :clap:

 

[Rochelle]

Highest Respect goes out to you, Friend. :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[crpy]

It is always nice to see somebody with common sense and compassion:clap: :clap:

 

[-Exotic]

It is always nice to see somebody with common sense and compassion

Ya it is good to see someone with a true heart to animals.

Goodjob on what you did.

 

[ThomasH]

They were trying to kill one in the smokies!!! Isn't that a nature reserve? Making it illegal, there can't be a good reson to kill any animal away from people in its own natural habitat anyway.
TBH

 

[davidbarber1]

David, good job. By the way, Agkistrodon contortrix is my fave North American snake. Save one, make a few more.

David

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

:clap: Copperheads are plentiful in my area and that makes unlearned people fearful of ANY snake encounter, so needless to say lots of non-venomous species get slaughtered around here. I guess this is a "just in case" attitude/approach? :?
Anyway, good save!! Education is the key to ending this kind of behavior, and we should all do our part.

 

[El Viejo]

"The only good snake is a dead snake!" So says a very good friend of ours. We have tried for years to convince her otherwise, but to no avail. :wall: We will keep trying with her as well as with others who are ignorant of the place these critters hold in nature's grand scheme.

Good job, David! :clap: Keep up the good work.

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

Yeah, I've heard that one a time or two.....

 

[billy28]

I was at bear lake UT and I found a rattle snake of the path. I did not want anyone to know about because they were my moms stupid friends and they would want to kill it. I put it off to into the bushes with a long stick so no one would see it. The day after I heard someone had killed a rattle snake. I was PIST off. the people who killed it poorly skinned it, took the rattle and threw it in the bushes.:? :?

 

[Atreyuhero4]

some people are just ignorant

 

[Atreyuhero4]

this kid i know whenever he has his gun he has to shoot any and everything that moves he even shot a cardinal our state bird thats illegal