Howdyphillip Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 This was a rather interesting course of conversation in a thread a little while ago, and I thought that I would expound on it. Did you guys realize that copperheads leave their mother at birth or else the mother eats them. They are also nasty little shits with fully formed venom from the very beginning of their life. When handling them, you should do so with extreme care or better yet not at all unless you have been trained.Dog, cats and birds all like to eat them, but it is important that when serving them, you remove the head as the venom is still potent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichole Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I came to thread for the laughs, but actually learned something useful. I don't live somewhere that we have copperhead snakes, but I'll be sure to bury the head if I ever have to kill one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 We have them around here. My dad killed one by chopping of its head with an ax. No idea what he did with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Dog, cats and birds all like to eat them, but it is important that when serving them, you remove the head as the venom is still potent. Yeah, when I made that remark about feeding a snake to the dog, I failed to point out that the head & venom gland was always removed, typically at the business end of a kaiser blade. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Interesting.Found in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.Also found in Mexico - in Chihuahua and Coahuulia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingInTheCave Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 So how do you bury a copperhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 So how do you bury a copperhead?with a shovel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm just proud that I'm teaching and passing along the fountain of knowledge that was given (poured on??? It's a fountain.) to me. Slankets, snake burial, Elvis tribute artist information...I am here for you, Board. Never doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 So how do you bury a copperhead?Well, the first thing is you kick it out of your house... They can be extremely dangerous there, and they are almost never grateful. You then have to dig a hole. Sometimes, the copperhead will dig its own hole for you and then you just have to cover it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 We have been lucky in only finding little gardners around our house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zar Lannister Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 What if these copperheads try to come back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Then you kill them again, Zar!I killed a copperhead last summer in my yard; and I cut its head off, skinned it and ate it. Tastes just like chicken, so do rattlesnakes. I tried to make an awesome hat-band out of the skin, but I ruined it in the attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Zombie copperhead problem - just burn it. Burn the MUTHA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 But will they live in poverty if I kick them out?Btw, is it true that if you chop a snake's head off they can still bite or is it just a tale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zar Lannister Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 What, like un-copperheads? Usually if you cut the head off of anything, it doesn't come back. I may have to default to ES or HP here though. I am not an expert on Zombiesnakes.Well I've heard some of them bite for a while even after the head's cut off. I was also wondering what was the best way of getting them out of your homestead if they've been established their lair for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Btw, is it true that if you chop a snake's head off they can still bite or is it just a tale?Well I've heard some of them bite for a while even after the head's cut off. They definitely move around for a while after you cut their heads off, twitching their tails and stuff like that. I wouldn't put my hand near the head for at least a few hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormund Ukrainesbane Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I asked my mom to bury my copperhead for me. She said I had to do it myself so I called her a psycho bitch and set the house on fire. Now she won't make me dinner. What can I do to make sure she continues providing for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Can you not just run away instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 a kaiser blade. :)Some folks call it a sling blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebla Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Too bad that Lincoln: Vampire Hunter bombed. A great sequel would have been him taking on those Confederacy appeasing zombie Copperheads! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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