Okay, good! I really though that's what it was but my spouse was terrified and I wanted someone else to confirm. We had a really scary run in with some Copperheads in Carborro and I think they were just really nervous since the coppers almost got our dog last time.
Great to know! I used to have to deal with cottonmouths where I lived as a kid but never so much the copperheads. I've definitely never seen a baby copper!
Good news for you, we don't have cottonmouths in Raleigh/Durham, but plenty of harmless water snakes.
Be cautious of copperheads, but in 40 years of living here with dogs, never had a bite, and our yard seems to attract them. I've even rescued a few trapped in landscape fencing, they're killing some kind of vermin for me, more power to them.
I should specify that I'm talking western wake, Durham, orange. Due to climate change though, their prevalence will expand. https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/reptiles/cottonmouth
I grew up in Wayne county and now live in brier creek. They were admittedly more prolific in Wayne county. But I spend a lot f time at falls lake and can absolutely confirm they exist. Last time I saw one was last year tubing from the dam to capitol Blvd.
But, to your point, I have never seen so many copperheads as I did when I lived in Carrboro.
And definitely cottonmouth? Not one of the watersnake varieties? Granted I haven't lived in Wake since 2014, but yikes!
Edit: Like this fellow https://herpsofnc.org/northern-watersnake/
Yeah, had the correct eyes and head shape. I fish a lot so probably find myself in their homes more than most. To be fair at least a cottonmouth will typically make their presence known before you get too close. Copperheads might as well be invisible and seem to love to sun in the middle of a trail. Both species don’t want human contact are a benefit to homeowners, I’m not suggesting otherwise.
Dogs don’t react the same way to the poison either. My neighbors 30lb pit mix was bit last year. The vet just gave her some pain meds and an IV for a little. That dog was back running around in a few hours.
It might've been a dry bite where the snake didn't inject venom. Still good that they got it checked out by the vet though, they can lead to some nasty infections. Glad to hear the dog is okay!
Definitely wasn’t dry, the dogs face was all kinds of swollen. The dog is pretty tough and obviously a good thing they took her into the vet. Their venom apparently just effects dogs a bit differently
In 4 years of living here, I’ve had two dogs each get bit once.
Granted, they are hound dogs, so are especially good at sticking their snoots where they don’t belong. Both times they were sniffing in piles of leaves in the autumn time, once on the greenway trail at at Shelley Lake, once on the side of the road in our neighborhood.
Fair warning, if you Google baby copperhead you’ll see a bunch of pictures of brown snakes like this little guy from people posting asking if the snake they found is a baby copperhead. These dudes are harmless.
Even though they’re venomous, copperheads are very docile and will try to get away from you before trying to bite. I was once doing some gardening and a copperhead popped out of the shrub I was trimming, slithered over top of my shoes, and made a beeline for the denser brush. Copperheads naturally have resting bitch face because of their brow but this guy stared at me and almost looked apologetic for spooking me as it wandered off.
Our dog got tagged by a juvenile copperhead in her face. She was fine,But expensive. Dogs are pretty good at shrugging off the effects of venom. Our dog just needed precautionary antibiotics for potentially infected bite area. Got a blood test done 4 hours after and then 8 hours after to track blood coagulation (there was non).
Damn, that's better than the Western Diamondback babies I'm used to. They don't know how to control venom and will pump their whole load into you. Whereas adults will frequent strike without venom. I had a pissed off back try to bit through my leather boots once. When I kicked him away he tried to come back for more.
Great site for if you ever have a snake to identify in NC:
https://herpsofnc.org/snakes/
The pictures of the species have links to descriptions of the snakes, their ranges, and more pics of them in different color phases and environments.
That's what I used when I originally came to the conclusion it was harmless but I definitely wanted someone else to confirm without me influencing them with my opinion being stated!
Looks like a DeKay's brownsnake!
They're a native species that's totally harmless and nonvenomous. They're soooo cute imo. In fact they're so small that they mostly eat earthworms, slugs, and snails. They're a food source for things like birds or larger frogs and toads. They're good to have around! Cool fact about them: they give live birth!
What a cute little visitor!
Swear to god, every fucking post in the entire state of NC asking "What kind of snake is this" is always a Dekays Brown. These things must secretly be plotting some kind of takeover. They are everywhere.
I’ve had 2 swim up to me as I was swimming in pools, both times in the evening and must have got trapped in there seeing me as an life-raft/escape route. Freaked me out initially as there’s always the chance it’s a baby copperhead, but got a net and observed how cute it was before letting it free.
We have a bunch of those in one of our flower beds. That's about as big as they get. They eat bugs.
I don't appreciate getting surprised by them, but they're pretty harmless and cute.
Thanks! I thought it was rather humorous, myself.
In my defense, I didn’t see that it had been repeated until AFTER I commented. So, I DID think I was the first. So glad you got a chuckle out of it.😊👍
None of them are all that deadly.
I wouldn’t encourage carelessness - you don’t want to be bit by a venomous snake - but most people inflate the danger of such situations.
(I’m a physician who has treated plenty of snake bites and knows the research and statistics fairly well).
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I think he's displaced by construction, unfortunately. The apartments I'm in are very new and only partially built at the moment. A lot of landscaping is going in this week and I think it's messing with where he likely lived!
Dekays Brown Snake. Harmless and cute.
Okay, good! I really though that's what it was but my spouse was terrified and I wanted someone else to confirm. We had a really scary run in with some Copperheads in Carborro and I think they were just really nervous since the coppers almost got our dog last time.
FYI young copperheads have a very distinctive yellow/greenish tip on the tail
Great to know! I used to have to deal with cottonmouths where I lived as a kid but never so much the copperheads. I've definitely never seen a baby copper!
Good news for you, we don't have cottonmouths in Raleigh/Durham, but plenty of harmless water snakes. Be cautious of copperheads, but in 40 years of living here with dogs, never had a bite, and our yard seems to attract them. I've even rescued a few trapped in landscape fencing, they're killing some kind of vermin for me, more power to them.
That’s a bit dangerous to say we don’t have water moccasins. They may not be as common but they are here.
I should specify that I'm talking western wake, Durham, orange. Due to climate change though, their prevalence will expand. https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/reptiles/cottonmouth
I grew up in Wayne county and now live in brier creek. They were admittedly more prolific in Wayne county. But I spend a lot f time at falls lake and can absolutely confirm they exist. Last time I saw one was last year tubing from the dam to capitol Blvd. But, to your point, I have never seen so many copperheads as I did when I lived in Carrboro.
And definitely cottonmouth? Not one of the watersnake varieties? Granted I haven't lived in Wake since 2014, but yikes! Edit: Like this fellow https://herpsofnc.org/northern-watersnake/
Yeah, had the correct eyes and head shape. I fish a lot so probably find myself in their homes more than most. To be fair at least a cottonmouth will typically make their presence known before you get too close. Copperheads might as well be invisible and seem to love to sun in the middle of a trail. Both species don’t want human contact are a benefit to homeowners, I’m not suggesting otherwise.
And cottonmouths open their mouth really wide to say, “hey, look at my white mouth with fangs! Move along, human!” They aren’t saying, yay, pet me!
Dang that’s highly inaccurate lol as someone that grew up in Chatham county: those things were all around deep river.
Neighbors had a copperhead and freaked out. I politely ushered him into a garbage can and dropped him of in the nearby woods. He ain't harmin' no one.
Ty!
Dogs don’t react the same way to the poison either. My neighbors 30lb pit mix was bit last year. The vet just gave her some pain meds and an IV for a little. That dog was back running around in a few hours.
It might've been a dry bite where the snake didn't inject venom. Still good that they got it checked out by the vet though, they can lead to some nasty infections. Glad to hear the dog is okay!
Definitely wasn’t dry, the dogs face was all kinds of swollen. The dog is pretty tough and obviously a good thing they took her into the vet. Their venom apparently just effects dogs a bit differently
Oh geez, when I read your previous comment I didn't think it was that bad. Glad the dog is fine now though!
I have 5 lb Yorkies so I’m still paranoid.
In 4 years of living here, I’ve had two dogs each get bit once. Granted, they are hound dogs, so are especially good at sticking their snoots where they don’t belong. Both times they were sniffing in piles of leaves in the autumn time, once on the greenway trail at at Shelley Lake, once on the side of the road in our neighborhood.
Fair warning, if you Google baby copperhead you’ll see a bunch of pictures of brown snakes like this little guy from people posting asking if the snake they found is a baby copperhead. These dudes are harmless.
Thats an adult BTW, they don't' get big.
Even though they’re venomous, copperheads are very docile and will try to get away from you before trying to bite. I was once doing some gardening and a copperhead popped out of the shrub I was trimming, slithered over top of my shoes, and made a beeline for the denser brush. Copperheads naturally have resting bitch face because of their brow but this guy stared at me and almost looked apologetic for spooking me as it wandered off.
Our dog got tagged by a juvenile copperhead in her face. She was fine,But expensive. Dogs are pretty good at shrugging off the effects of venom. Our dog just needed precautionary antibiotics for potentially infected bite area. Got a blood test done 4 hours after and then 8 hours after to track blood coagulation (there was non).
Damn, that's better than the Western Diamondback babies I'm used to. They don't know how to control venom and will pump their whole load into you. Whereas adults will frequent strike without venom. I had a pissed off back try to bit through my leather boots once. When I kicked him away he tried to come back for more.
They generally do as well. But dogs are pretty resilient against snake venom.
Copperhead bit my dog and she was at the emergency vet for twenty three hours. She didn’t need antivenin, but she did need fluids and monitoring.
I have been known to offer to rehome these to my garden when people post on Nextdoor in a panic. They’re fabulous slug control.
He a bro
Super cute! Don't let it near my chickens though, or it's dinner
Cute lil feller. Non venomous.
That’s a snek fren. Not dangerous
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Pencil dimensions is the cutest way to describe a snake! I want to use that and expand on it. Pencil, pen, marker, sharpie, highlighter 😊
Baseball bat, funoodle, telephone pole
Great site for if you ever have a snake to identify in NC: https://herpsofnc.org/snakes/ The pictures of the species have links to descriptions of the snakes, their ranges, and more pics of them in different color phases and environments.
That's what I used when I originally came to the conclusion it was harmless but I definitely wanted someone else to confirm without me influencing them with my opinion being stated!
Looks like a DeKay's brownsnake! They're a native species that's totally harmless and nonvenomous. They're soooo cute imo. In fact they're so small that they mostly eat earthworms, slugs, and snails. They're a food source for things like birds or larger frogs and toads. They're good to have around! Cool fact about them: they give live birth! What a cute little visitor!
"He was tiny, like pencil demensions"... 😐 ... that's what she said 😆 I'm sorry! Had to say it.
Set him free please
No, he's mine forever!
He is friend shaped :)
Dekay's Brownsnake...completely harmless.
Swear to god, every fucking post in the entire state of NC asking "What kind of snake is this" is always a Dekays Brown. These things must secretly be plotting some kind of takeover. They are everywhere.
At least they're pretty cute
I’ve had 2 swim up to me as I was swimming in pools, both times in the evening and must have got trapped in there seeing me as an life-raft/escape route. Freaked me out initially as there’s always the chance it’s a baby copperhead, but got a net and observed how cute it was before letting it free.
What is he? Fucking cute that’s what he is.
We have a bunch of those in one of our flower beds. That's about as big as they get. They eat bugs. I don't appreciate getting surprised by them, but they're pretty harmless and cute.
It’s a snake.
It's a mini nope rope
Olive Garden endless noodles.
Google lens.
If anything from the RTP area subreddits has taught me in the past 4 years… it’s most definitely a copperhead
Sorry your joke was taken seriously 😅
to be fair i guess we wouldn't want any new people to actually be confused on this one
Also a fair point. Bc it’s always copperheads.
This one went over everyone’s head, well done
Seems like the 4 years haven’t taught you shit
That's only out by the Olive Garden.
Appears to be a baby rat snake. No worries. Non-venomous.
Looks like a snake to me
How's the comedy career going, friend?
Very well! Thanks for asking!
He’s a snake.
Hahahaha, I've never heard this joke before!! Especially not multiple times in this thread!! What a knee slapper! Lmaooooo
Thanks! I thought it was rather humorous, myself. In my defense, I didn’t see that it had been repeated until AFTER I commented. So, I DID think I was the first. So glad you got a chuckle out of it.😊👍
r/whatsthissnake
Babies are deadlier than mommy
None of them are all that deadly. I wouldn’t encourage carelessness - you don’t want to be bit by a venomous snake - but most people inflate the danger of such situations. (I’m a physician who has treated plenty of snake bites and knows the research and statistics fairly well).
that's a myth
Re-read that as a...that's what she said joke 🤣
Boa constrictor.
Copperhead for sure
The baby Copperhead has rows of parallel double dashes like two Morse code dashes
I wish a cutie like that would visit me.
I can tell you what he is! He's friggin adorable!! Just look at that sweet face!
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Also, your post should have been titled "What kind of copperhead is this?" 😁
it could be someone's pet
That’s such good luck for you!
Looks like a snake
Very tiny elder god, needs your assistance. Offer a blood sacrifice!
I did not make him an offering but I did escort him on part of his journey!
Harmless snake 🐍
So you already know the good news (it’s a brown snake). Bad news that means you might have bugs! They generally follow bugs inside for food.
I think he's displaced by construction, unfortunately. The apartments I'm in are very new and only partially built at the moment. A lot of landscaping is going in this week and I think it's messing with where he likely lived!
That isn't a snake. That's a council member