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 !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/07/11 06:01 PM
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Lovfldx
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Got a pic of this handsome creature as i was pulling into a parking slot across from one of my favorite deep night fishing haunts! Took this pic around 12:45 PM. I am pretty sure it's a rat snake, but dang if he didn't have the spittin' image coloration of a copperhead!  Anyone know for sure? Wish I had gotten a better pic! Rudy
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: Lovfldx]
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05/07/11 06:03 PM
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Lovfldx
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/07/11 08:58 PM
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EvanVidal
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So far away, hard to really say. My vote is a Copperhead. I think the Rat Snake is darker grey to black.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/07/11 09:19 PM
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ChanceHuiet
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Looks way to big to be a copperhead
I can backlash toilet paper.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: ChanceHuiet]
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05/07/11 10:30 PM
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sexyshad
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Looks like snake to me, enough said.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: sexyshad]
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05/07/11 10:45 PM
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quackaholic1
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BAD BAD snake... He's still alive!!
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: quackaholic1]
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05/07/11 11:09 PM
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Smithaven
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The picture is not good enough to tell. If it is a copperhead all these things must be true:
1. The head will be triangular like a spear head, with a distinct neck
2. The pupils will be elliptical, not round.
3. A pit between eye and nostril
At night determining the shape of the eyes might be a little daunting. I would keep my distance.
In any case it is not bothering anything, and there is no reason to kill it. Those who kill any snake they meet are showing cowardice and ignorance. I stepped out of my front door a few minutes ago and found a beauty sunning himself on my porch.
![[Linked Image]](http://www.carolineclemmons.com/bluegill.jpg) . Seventy five years of chasing the elusive sunfish.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: ChanceHuiet]
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05/07/11 11:26 PM
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Pope1
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Looks way to big to be a copperhead Agreed.
Pope
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/08/11 04:49 AM
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Peytonator
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You fish at night with those things around? Man you've got some cojones. Seeing them during the day usually scares me away...
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/08/11 10:31 AM
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Frank I
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You fish at night with those things around? Man you've got some cojones. Seeing them during the day usually scares me away... What he said....... 
You guys know everything..... I'm just an idiot....no problem........
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/08/11 04:43 PM
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J.D.B.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
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05/09/11 02:18 AM
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LMH Steel
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Too big for a copperhead and the coloring is wrong.
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: LMH Steel]
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05/09/11 04:49 AM
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Fishin' Rocket
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Too big for a copperhead and the coloring is wrong. +1
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: LMH Steel]
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05/09/11 04:58 AM
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Brandon A
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Too big for a copperhead and the coloring is wrong. coloring doesnt look wrong too me.... It is pretty big, but I have seen and killed copper heads that big before.... my vote goes the the copper head...
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Re: !I got an idea, but anyone know for sure?
[Re: Brandon A]
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05/09/11 06:16 AM
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210amatuerangler
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Colors mean nothing, snakes evolve to their surroundings. If you got a clear look at the eyes and they looked elliptical it may of been a copperhead. Either way I hope you let it live!
You know the old saying
If it floats, flys, or f___s it is always cheaper to rent!
You have to decide which is more important.
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