Copperhead strike

[Gunny Jake]

This afternoon I was walking back to my house from my next door neighbor's house, when I noticed a tall weed growing from the front edge of my bushes/pine straw. I walked over, bent down, and grabbed the weed at the ground, and suddenly felt something hit my hand. At first I thought it might be a frog, but when I knelt down and looked under the bottom of the bush, it was about a 2.5 foot copperhead. It was coiled and ready to strike again. I started checking my hand for blood or marks, and came inside for my wife to look. I guess it either did a dry strike, or just missed. I sure feel lucky tonight. That could have been bad. I am always so careful, cause we have rattlers at the farm, but I didn't even think about getting bitten here in Gwinnett. So, you guys be careful out there.

How’s your hand today ?

 

[THREEJAYS]

That will get your attention in a hurry. Also glad you are ok

 

[Bear44]

How’s your hand today ?

If he got hit, it wouldn't take a day to know it. That happens in seconds or less.

 

[shotgun 01]

Hand is good, but dang, if I don't keep checking to make sure.

 

[mfoster]

If he got hit, it wouldn't take a day to know it. That happens in seconds or less.

No dought I was with a guy that got bit by a moccasin coon hunting I thought he was gonna die on the way to hospital.his leg swole so much it was busting open.

 

[greg vess]

I was going to snip a sapling and my hand was less than a foot from this guy- last week View attachment 3341895

Hey ! Man ! Nice Shot. I said nice shot man.

 

[basstracker89]

Someone is definitely looking out for you. You can still get Salmonella from a bite. Glad it's dead too

 

[garypl50]

Your neighbor keeps a steel rod bent like professional snake handlers? He must play with them a lot.

He saw this copperhead (or another one) a couple of weeks ago in exactly the same spot but it slithered away before he could get anything to kill it. I gave him some 22 bird shot and this time he was ready! Guess he decided to make the snake hook after the first encounter!

 

[spistols]

Keep .38 snakeshot on me when I am out in my woods. My neighbors say I just need to carry a Judge or similar in .410.

 

[timbgtm]

Keep .38 snakeshot on me when I am out in my woods. My neighbors say I just need to carry a Judge or similar in .410.

If you can find 38,22,44special in ratshot rounds its great. Ive seen 9mm in ratshot but doutful it would cycle in autos.