Is this a Copperhead? > General Discussion

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:56:00 AM EDT

Asking for a friend.

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Posted: 4/17/2017 10:56:38 AM EDT

[#1]

nope

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:58:06 AM EDT

[#2]

FPNI

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:58:34 AM EDT

[#3]

Can't tell. Pattern looks similar. But head I can't tell. Looks long and skinny thought copperhead where stubby looking

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:58:41 AM EDT

[#4]

Looks like one to me without looking for pics to verify. Triangular head. If not its got a decently close pattern.

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:59:21 AM EDT

[#5]

nope

looks like a corn snake, non-pointy head

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:59:40 AM EDT

[#6]

water moccasin?

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:59:51 AM EDT

[#7]

Not triangular enough IMO. I vote no.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:00:30 AM EDT

[#8]

Also looks young. If thats a spider glue trap than its what....10 inches long?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:00:47 AM EDT

[#9]

Plains rat snake.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:00:50 AM EDT

[#10]

Judging by the picture I would say yes. Need a better pic but I would say it has all the characteristics of a copperhead.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:01:10 AM EDT

[#11]

Corn snake. Let him go.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:01:20 AM EDT

[#12]

Not a copperhead.

Rat snake or something similar. If you can free it without killing it they are good snakes to have around the house.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:01:36 AM EDT

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looks like a corn snake, non-pointy head

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This

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:02:22 AM EDT

[#14]

The v on the head makes me think corn snake. Did he eat the mouse on the glue trap?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:02:27 AM EDT

[#15]

Thanks guys.

It does look more like a rat snake to me.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:02:28 AM EDT

[#16]

I would expect a wider head from a pit viper.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:03:02 AM EDT

[#17]

Most definitely not a copperhead. Looks like a corn snake at a glance. Free that little guy and let him do his job.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:03:03 AM EDT

[#18]

No.

It is close enough that I would have shot first and asked questions later.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:03:25 AM EDT

[#19]

Scales underneath tail are a good indicator. Double row vs single row. Wiki is your friend.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:03:59 AM EDT

[#20]

Corn snake.
Often mistaken and killed by people thinking they are copperheads.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:04:00 AM EDT

[#21]

Head isn't right, a Viper head is very triangular and muscular looking. I agree with some, looks like a corn snake.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:05:47 AM EDT

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Judging by the picture I would say yes. Need a better pic but I would say it has all the characteristics of a copperhead.

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Lol. No.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:06:17 AM EDT

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No.

It is close enough that I would have shot first and asked questions later.

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Looks nothing like a copperhead.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:08:25 AM EDT

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Looks like a juvenile rat snake.

A copperhead that size would still have a yellow tipped tail.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:08:55 AM EDT

[#25]

No.

Even very young copperheads have a VERY pronounced triangular head.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:08:58 AM EDT

[#26]

Texas Rat Snake maybe?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:09:14 AM EDT

[#27]

No. Rat snake.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:14:12 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/17/2017 11:14:38 AM EDT

[#29]

That's a diamondback copperheaded rattlesnake. You can tell by how it is. Neat.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:16:40 AM EDT

[#30]

Copperheads have pronounced "hershey kiss" patterns on their sides.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:18:15 AM EDT

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Looks nothing like a copperhead.

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No.

It is close enough that I would have shot first and asked questions later.

Looks nothing like a copperhead.

Obviously I am not an expert at identifying snakes.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:20:08 AM EDT

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Asking for a friend.

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The pattern is somewhat similar, but the head doesn't look right for one.

I agree with the people who say it's a rat snake. Good little fellow to have around, keeps the vermin run off.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:21:07 AM EDT

[#33]

It's a juvenile rat snake guys. Not a copperhead. Not poisonous.

Looks like he just ate.

Warm soapy water and free him. He is there because you have a rodent infestation which is evident by the glue trap.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:23:44 AM EDT

[#34]

Rattle moccasin if I ever seen one!

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:24:23 AM EDT

[#35]

How would you get him off that sticky trap without pulling his skin or scales off? Soapy water? I doubt he would like mineral spirits much. Or are these trap things not that tacky?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:26:16 AM EDT

[#36]

Milk snake?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:26:40 AM EDT

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Looks like a juvenile rat snake.

A copperhead that size would still have a yellow tipped tail.

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First thing I thought of. No yellow on the tail.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:27:18 AM EDT

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How would you get him off that sticky trap without pulling his skin or scales off? Soapy water? I doubt he would like mineral spirits much. Or are these trap things not that tacky?

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I'd use soap and water.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:30:55 AM EDT

[#39]

Kill it
The only good snake is a dead snake

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:32:30 AM EDT

[#40]

Reticulated Southern Dikfer

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:35:56 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/17/2017 11:36:29 AM EDT

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I'd use soap and water.

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Vegetable oil works too.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:38:14 AM EDT

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How would you get him off that sticky trap without pulling his skin or scales off? Soapy water? I doubt he would like mineral spirits much. Or are these trap things not that tacky?

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Grab ahold and pull. He will come off. Last year I freed a larger snake from several glue traps it had got in and released it outside. A few minutes later my 12 year old comes and tells me he just killed a copperhead. Same snake.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:40:23 AM EDT

[#44]

That's a rat snake, he's like your very own pest control, let him go.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:41:01 AM EDT

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Corn snake. Let him go.

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Posted: 4/17/2017 11:43:44 AM EDT

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Kill it
The only good snake is a dead snake

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Does your husband hold your purse for you when you two go shopping?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:44:11 AM EDT

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water moccasin?

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Nah cottonmouths are usually real dark and chubby.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:46:22 AM EDT

[#48]

Round eye ball not venomous. Cat eye (Viper) venomous. At least for US states,

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:46:38 AM EDT

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nope

looks like a corn snake, non-pointy head

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This. Had one with that same coloration and pattern; Shy Ronnie was his name and he was a mean little bastard but fun as hell for a pet.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:53:15 AM EDT

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Vegetable oil works too.

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This, exactly.

Do not just rip the snake off the trap, that's how they end up losing a ton of scales and skin which is not only painful but leaves them vulnerable to infection.

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