I was backpacking on Saturday and saw a snake stretched across the trail. I believe it was a copperhead, based on the coloring and pattern. I watched from a safe distance as it slowly slithered off the trail and into the forest. I then continued walking.altr

Edit: I’ve been informed it was a milksnake, not a copperhead. Dull wildlife encounter achieved.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Wow, amazing pattern.

    As someone else mentioned, you can usually identify a venemous snake by the head shape - it’s very different from a “friendly slithery head” (as another commenter described it!).

    Still better to act on the cautious side - I certainly would’ve paused and let it go about it’s business, too.

    • buttmasterflex@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I’m just a geologist, so I only know which minerals are friendly or not haha. But yes, I always do my best to approach nature with a good dose of respect. Nonvenomous snakes bite, too, so no sense in stirring it up.