It's that time of year....,

[almostgone]

Been seeing a few of those around my neck of the woods too. That can get nasty real quick.

Very true. We found out neighbor's dog dead yesterday afternoon. He was fine yesterday morning. I figure he must have been trying to "play" with a baby copperhead or two and he got bit. The baby copperheads don't have control of the amount of venom they release.

[OdinsOtherSon]

Very true. We found out neighbor's dog dead yesterday afternoon. He was fine yesterday morning. I figure he must have been trying to "play" with a baby copperhead or two and he got bit. The baby copperheads don't have control of the amount of venom they release.

That sucks. I always worry about that scenario playing out with my dogs as well. We’ve even spotted a few rattlers this year as well. Keep a shovel handy!

[lovbyts]

Very true. We found out neighbor's dog dead yesterday afternoon. He was fine yesterday morning. I figure he must have been trying to "play" with a baby copperhead or two and he got bit. The baby copperheads don't have control of the amount of venom they release.

I like snakes and use to catch 100s of them during the summer as a kid but even then I knew copper heads were not to be messed with. I actually caught one while swimming in the river with some friends. Saw it in the water on the bottom and swam down and grabbed it. Once I was out of the water I realized what it was and killed it. I had mixed feelings about killing it but decided it was for the best.