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Copperheads are bad, especially since many other species look like them. They can put you in the hospital. Avoid the triangle head.
by sehugg 8y ago
Copperheads are bad, especially since many other species look like them. They can put you in the hospital. Avoid the triangle head.
- lostapathy 8y agoThe danger of copperheads is greatly overstated. Yes, they are venomous and will bite, but they are very rarely fatal to humans.
- dreamcompiler 8y agoTrue. A copperhead bite definitely requires a hospital visit, but as pit vipers go a copperhead bite is generally on the less dangerous side.
- Pharmakon 8y agoI wish that I could remember where I read this, but I recall that a majority of venemous snake bites in the U.S. were on the hand or lower arm, and/or involved alcohol. The implication was that a lot of the time people try to handle the things, especially while drunk. This seems to reference a similar stat: http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Reptile-News/2008/07/07/Venomous/ http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Reptile-News/2008/07/07/Veno...
- dreamcompiler 8y agoA triangular head is a poor indicator of a venomous snake. Many nonvenomous snakes can flatten their heads into a somewhat triangular shape.