I was mowing the lawn this afternoon while Bryden was taking a nap. When I was edging the side in the back yard. I noticed there was something moving, I thought it probably was a toad. There are alot of toad around the yard in Texas. But when I had a closer look, I found out it was a snake, I saw the head of it. I was not sure how big it was. He kept hissing and I could see his fork tongue. I was scared and not to do. Fred is at work and no one is around. I went in the house and grab the camera and the video cam. Then, I still struggled if I should kill it, if I do, how do I kill a snake? Or what I am going to do with it. After using the garden tool, I saw the whole size of the snake, and it was a 6-10 inches young snake. Still don't know whether it is poisonous or not, so I left and thought that would come back to get it. After 20 minutes, I came back and it was gone.
So, when Fred came home, I showed him the picture. He said it was a copperhead snake. I went on the internet and found out it is venomous . I should have killed it. Well.........
Thank God, you didn't kill it. Instead, you should have called some professional snake catchers in your area. Yes, copperhead snakes are venomous but they are still a significant part of nature's balance. Do you know that they love feeding on rodents?
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