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Copperhead
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06/07/17 05:30 PM
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Son of a Blitch
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Took these a while ago and just ran across the photos. Was my first time to see a copperhead in the wild. This one got a pass, as I was hiking around some Army Corp property. ![](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/06/full-39941-102705-img_6465.jpg) ![](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/06/full-39941-102706-img_6475.jpg)
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 05:48 PM
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ChadTRG42
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That gives me the willies just looking at the pictures!
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 06:01 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Cool pics. I have never seen one in the wild. They are cool looking just wouldn't want to stumble upon one.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 06:27 PM
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Txhunter65
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Don't care much for snakes in general. But some are beautiful.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 06:49 PM
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SapperTitan
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I've walked up on a few on Ft Hood including one during night land navigation. Ran over a big one on accident on the way to my hunting spot
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 06:51 PM
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TooLow
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Seen two at my ranch and neither one of them received a pass but they are pretty snakes.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 07:33 PM
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Txhuntr2
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That is a pretty snake, but it sure blends in. Scary to think about that being on the trail.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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06/07/17 08:10 PM
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colt45-90
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That gives me the willies just looking at the pictures! look under your desk... ![eeks333 eeks333](/forum/images/graemlins/default/confused0059.gif)
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Copperhead
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06/07/17 08:15 PM
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Erathkid
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That's cool how the coloration matches the pine needles. Most that I find are much brighter orange. They are chameleon like.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Copperhead
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06/07/17 09:23 PM
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Beagledad
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They make Excellent Hat Bands !!!!! ![elmer elmer](/forum/images/graemlins/default/untitled.png) For every one you see chances are that you walked past 3 or 4 more.... Creepy little sonsaguns.
" If you can't handle the horn...don't jack with the bull" NRA Endowment Member & TSRA Life Member
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/07/17 09:40 PM
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bp3
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Pass him into several pieces
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Re: Copperhead
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06/07/17 11:19 PM
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bobcat1
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When I see one they pass alright... right into the afterlife. Hate them sneaky little boogers. At least a Rattler tells you they are there.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Copperhead
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06/07/17 11:53 PM
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Walkabout
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Also masters at chemical warfare. You can't get that nasty stuff off. Just has to wear off.
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Re: Copperhead
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06/08/17 12:42 AM
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Michael W.
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Have never seen one around the house, but years ago at a ranch in Blanco we saw them all the time.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Copperhead
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06/08/17 05:04 AM
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Deerhunter61
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I've literally stepped over one that was coiled and ready...not sure why he didn't bite me but he never got the chance to bite anyone after my buddy pointed him out to me once I was clear of him....only good snake is a dead snake!
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Beagledad]
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06/08/17 05:06 AM
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N.La.Beagler
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They make Excellent Hat Bands !!!!! ![elmer elmer](/forum/images/graemlins/default/untitled.png) For every one you see chances are that you walked past 3 or 4 more.... Creepy little sonsaguns. They were all over the woods behind our house in La. If I knew how many I walked by without seeing, I'd probably never go in the woods again.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/08/17 11:04 AM
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Curtis
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We find them around our place and they don't get a pass.
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Re: Copperhead
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06/08/17 02:43 PM
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Schpanky
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beautiful snake....but just begging to get stepped on...
I've walked right over the top of them several times....not good.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
#6787296
06/08/17 02:44 PM
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Halfadozen
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They never get a pass - killed 7 of them at my old house last year. One bit my wife and it was not a pleasant experience. 2 days in the hospital, 4 vials of anti venom and 6 shots of morphine. Plus $40K in medical bills. Fortunately we had good insurance.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
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06/08/17 03:26 PM
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Navasot
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I kill dozens at the property each summer...most in the driveway
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
#6787652
06/08/17 07:53 PM
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SapperTitan
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Here is a picture of a picture of the one I accidentally ran over on Ft Hood. It was a fatty but a beautiful snake. ![](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/06/full-23999-102807-img_6765.png)
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
#6787870
06/08/17 10:30 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: Son of a Blitch]
#6787876
06/08/17 10:35 PM
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My stand is pink camo
Kickingbird
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They are pretty, no actually beautiful, but I don't like finding them.
Sapper - that one looks like he's still ready to strike!
I will take a good rain or a new calf whenever I can get it -Jack Ratjen
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Re: Copperhead
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#6787878
06/08/17 10:38 PM
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Stub
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They are blend in so well hard to spot them a lot of times until your right on top of one. Out in Jacksboro they seem to have more of an orange color. Neat pic
Last edited by Stub; 06/08/17 10:38 PM.
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Re: Copperhead
[Re: My stand is pink camo]
#6787891
06/08/17 10:48 PM
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SapperTitan
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They are pretty, no actually beautiful, but I don't like finding them.
Sapper - that one looks like he's still ready to strike! he was mad and his guts were hanging out I had to finish him off with a rock to end his misery.
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