Thread:Lordofsnakes/@comment-28358106-20170515023301/@comment-28358106-20170527041724

Kentucky?? Lol, no dude, Texas, right in the upper middle. Prairie and woods on all sides of me and a spring-fed creek a hundred yards behind my house. I'm INTIMATELY familiar with copperheads and cottonmouths. You hear a lot about the Diamondback Rattler in Texas, but everyone here knows that the real Texas snake is the copperhead.

There are field rats and rabbits in abundance out here, which attracts copperheads, of course. Literally, I can mow my little front yard and see half a dozen field mice scatter. Prey is everywhere. I never bother the coppers because they eat all the pests, and if given a chance, do their best to stay away from me. Most people leave them alone for the same reason.

Anyone who lives in the country in Texas knows to be extremely careful about copperheads here. It's just a fact of life. Piles of wood, lawnmowers, boots left outside...all are treated as if they might contain a nuclear bomb underneath them, because nobody wants to get bit.

Personally, I love them. They're the most beautiful snake in the states IMO, they have a cautious temper, and they kill the real pests. There's a good reason Lucida is made of copper and shares their color scheme.