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Playing With Deadly Copperhead Snake

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Castlewood State Park Playing With Deadly Copperhead Snake Usually species are named after some of their characteristics. The copperhead snake (Agkistrodon spp.) was originally named for the copper like coloration on the dorsal side of its head. The copperhead snake is chestnut colored and has bands that are either dark or brown. The size of an adult copperhead is 20 to 40 inches (51-102 cm) and young copperhead snakes can be recognized by the yellowish or greenish tip on their tails, and they are more grayish than adults. Some sub-species of the copperhead snakes have a different appearance than others, and there is some degree of variability within Agkistrodon spp. Some strange myths exist about copperhead snakes. One is that black snakes can interbreed with copperheads to make a venomous black snake. Another one is that copperhead snakes smells like cucumber - which is generally not true, as they only secretes and odor resembling the odor of cucumber when they feel threathened. The funniest myth about the copperhead snake is that baby copperhead snakes are more venomous than adults. Actually, even though the copperhead snake is venomous and its bite very painful, a bite from a copperhead snake is generally not deadly. This site focuses on copperhead snakes in the US. Diet Mature copperhead snakes prefer rodents such as mice. The video below shows a copperhead slithering through some shrubs. According to US poison centers a total of 769 cases of copperhead bites were ...

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Real encounter with Bigfoot in Utah Part 2 of 2. Professional Bigfoot Hunter and Paranormal Speciaist Brian Whitesides takes Marcus to an area know as a hotbed of Bigfoot sightings, America Fork Canyon in Utah. The two almost seemed like they were faking but they assured the press they were not. Strangely, six days after this piece was filmed a 12 year old boy was ripped from his tent and killed by a Brown Bear at this exact same campsite. Could it have been a lurking Bear? Both said they ...

Bigfoot encounter in Utah part 2of2 -From Be All Over TV

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Real encounter with Bigfoot in Utah Part 2 of 2. Professional Bigfoot Hunter and Paranormal Speciaist Brian Whitesides takes Marcus to an area know as a hotbed of Bigfoot sightings, America Fork Canyon in Utah. The two almost seemed like they were faking but they assured the press they were not. Strangely, six days after this piece was filmed a 12 year old boy was ripped from his tent and killed by a Brown Bear at this exact same campsite. Could it have been a lurking Bear? Both said they ...

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