They eat the larvae form of cicadas as they dig out of the dirt to climb up and become cicadas. Especially under live oak trees.

The only time I have seen them at the lease was a banner year of cicadas. Killed 4 one night in camp. And more. Now we just have rattlesnakes. Trade off I guess...

My question is why are their heads still attached??

X2

4

I ride with dc.

Scary how good they blend in. Stepped one one on a red clay porch in flip flops one night. My wife and father still remember how loud I scream at that one.

All I know is that tree wouldn't have any bark left if I had been the one to see it...I probably would have kept shooting my shotgun until the damn thing fell over.

2 - many!! 4 is WAAAAAAAY too many

Growing up in in southeastern Oklahoma our home backed up to woods with a small creek running through it. On about any afternoon in the spring and early summer, our back porch would regularly have 3 or 4 copperheads sunning themselves. A neighbor's young daughter was struck by one on her leg and spent time in the hospital. I am not a snake guy anyway, but especially detest copperheads.

4

1 cut into 4 pieces.

10

I only see 4 but there has to be another half a dozen in there somewhere.

4 snakes in one tree there is only thing to do--- cut the tree down. When can I come and pick up some firewood?

Is wait for it to cool down considerably.