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Snakes are very beneficial in that they kill a lot of mice, voles, and rats. They also kill some birds and eat birds' eggs, but the good outweighs the bad.

A 4 1/2 foot black rat snake slithered up on to the carport. I have a new belt.

If Benadryl and antibiotics "cured" your dogs then they were not bitten by a copperhead snake. Maybe a non-poisonous snake.

I've heard the same thing about moth balls!! Does anybody know if they really work? Also anybody know if the "snake away" stuff works?

$2500. to save a cat? I had 7 Boston Terriers bitten by a copperhead one night, their heads looked like as big as a cantaloupe, also their throats were swollen almost shut, depending on where they had been bitten, I stayed up w/them all night forcing down Benadryl & antibiotics, all survived, cost maybe $20. for the antibiotics I had on hand & a nights sleep but it was worth it. What vet charged you that much?

I have seen more this year than I can ever remember. I have a couple of black snakes in my yard and have considered them beneficial. One of them almost broke our peace treaty the other day when I caught him climbing up my front door and looking through the glass at me. If I had opened the door he would have been in my house. The battle would have been on LOL. Aside from that, I have seen Copperheads everywhere. I have killed a couple and most of my neighbors have as well. The same is true of spiders and "bugs" in general. I really thought with all the cold weather this year would be fewer this year.

Leave snakes alone, and they will leave you alone. Snakes are very rarely aggressive. . . only defensive.

Black rat snakes only turn black when they mature. Young black rat snakes have patterns, mainly gray with black blotches.

The rumor of Copperheads and Blacksnakes crossbreeding is FALSE and not possible. Copperheads bare there young live whereas Blacksnakes lay eggs.

I killed a 30" copperhead at my back porch about a month ago--never had seen a copperhead on this farm in my life. It had struck one of my cats (in a fenced-in yard). I spent almost $2,500 saving the cat.

The very next day, I was visited by a 7' black snake (amazing animal, very calm and friendly) and a much smaller black racer (scary fast). Both are welcome at my house. Interestingly, they both appeared at the very same spot where I killed the copperhead. Online, I read that poisonous snakes emit a smell when in distress, and I wondered if the smell that the copperhead must have emitted had drawn the other two in.

I also read an article in the Burlington Times, and the author remarked that everyone he knew had a copperhead encounter this year.

Hubby killed a copperhead night before last in my flower bed, it was about 30 inches long.. . I've heard mothballs throwed about will keep snakes away. I'm gonna pick some up today..

@ CanesFan

You think snakes are bad at your house, you should check out the White House.

I hate snakes, someone told me an old wives tale that they are active in odd hours of the day. Has anyone else ever heard this?

Last one was on to of step ladder I had left on carport. Crawled down and was trying to get into house which led to its demise.

Just be watchful and leave them alone, if you kill them all you'll be more overrun with rodents than you already are.

My neighbor has killed 2 copperheads, 1 garden (garter) snake in mid June. I haven't seen one on my property so far this year. I usually see a few black snakes and those devils always surprise me in my out buildings or somewhere I least expect to see them.

We've had a couple of good sized ones this year. Thank goodness just black snakes & not any poisonous. There have been a LOT of snake bite calls on the scanner this year though!