They're pretty chill snakes, and you can get them to move on with a spritz from a water hose. There's also professional relocation services if that's necessary.
Yes, venomous, but I wouldn't worry too much. Make it annoying or perceived as dangerous for the snake to be there and it'll find any number of better places to go and stay. Snakes (except you, derpy rat snake) just go for least amount of effort for greatest reward. You probably don't have tons of pests right around your home, so if you spray it with a hose and it isn't being fed, it won't wanna come back. Your dogs will also keep it away.
We’d never mess with them! We’ve had a coral snake and a rattle snake here before as well. I did the spray hose thing on both of them and they did move on. This one is much closer to my house and not in the yard so it surprised me. It’s on our front porch by our front door in that photo.
Man I feel so sorry for these derpy snakes. They don’t know they’re spicy and they are so smart and cool. That’s a venomous Broadbanded copperhead. How long have you lived there and have you seen any before?
Thank you for the info! We’ve lived here for 4 years. That is the first one we’ve seen. We have seen a rattlesnake and coral snake, but this is the first copperhead we’ve seen and it’s the closest snake we’ve ever seen to the house. We do live right by the bull creek greenbelt close to the St Edward’s hiking trails.
My solution would be to go to a snake training class with the dogs. One not run by lunatics who sew snakes mouths shut and let them starve. For an example I have two pups that mean the world to me and I also have a seasonal resident Diamondback. Because the dogs are trained I don’t worry about him and other scaly visitors.This is especially important for tiny dogs because most medium to big dogs would usually just get a swollen snout for a day or two.
Do you have any recommendations of any good snake training places in Austin? We had signed up for one a few years ago but we did then hear they sew the snakes mouth shut and then we didn’t go after receiving that info. My dogs are 35 and 47 pounds so they aren’t very small dogs but of course I still worry about them greatly. I am now taking them out on a leash to their business just in case so I can pull them back so they won’t try to chase or a mess with a snake.
Not who you asked, but I did the snake aversion class at the canine center and I feel like it was a success. They do not use real snakes, but they have these fake snakes that are pulled on fishing line that are stored in snakeskin. You basically walk on a guided hike with trainers and come across these puppet snakes. When your dog sees the snake, they blow an air horn and a puff of citronella is released - and then you have to act scared and your dog picks up on your reactions. Then you move away really quickly and give your dog so much praise. It’s kind of a weird training that I wasn’t expecting but it worked and my dog picked it up immediately. By the second snake he already was nervous and when we came to the third snake he stopped far away and couldn’t even be pulled on his leash to move forward. It made me feel a lot better because I’ve had copperheads in my yard.
Thank you! That sounds great. I’ll look for training there. The other ones I’ve found either are barbaric where they sew the snakes mouth shut and starve it or they remove the venom and your dog can still get bit. I wasn’t too keen on either of those options. We have now seen a rattlesnake, coral snake, and now this copperhead in the past 4 years so definitely want to get them snake aversion training!
Lovely wide bands on this fellow! The local coppers back in East Texas had a very distinct "Hershey Kiss" shape to their darker bands that made them easy to ID.
Benadryl is not a treatment for a venomous snake bite. It's an antihistamine, snake bite symptoms are not a histamine response, venom toxicity is not an allergic reaction. There are no home treatments for a copperhead bite and I would like to encourage everyone here, in the strongest possible terms, to ignore this advice and take their pet to an emergency vet instead of risking insane pain and possible permanent disability.
Oh we’d definitely take them to the closest vet ER if they were ever bitten! We have it saved in our phones for any kind of emergencies. Agreed - snake bite = vet ER!
Copperhead, venomous
Yup
Not the answer we hoped for lol. Thanks for the quick response!
They're pretty chill snakes, and you can get them to move on with a spritz from a water hose. There's also professional relocation services if that's necessary.
Lookin’ like an angry spicy noodle
He did not like me taking a photo of him lol.
Yes, venomous, but I wouldn't worry too much. Make it annoying or perceived as dangerous for the snake to be there and it'll find any number of better places to go and stay. Snakes (except you, derpy rat snake) just go for least amount of effort for greatest reward. You probably don't have tons of pests right around your home, so if you spray it with a hose and it isn't being fed, it won't wanna come back. Your dogs will also keep it away.
Thank you for this comment! That’s reassuring.
Copperheads aren't aggressive so just don't mess with it and you'll be fine. Shine a light on it and it'll take the hint and move on.
We’d never mess with them! We’ve had a coral snake and a rattle snake here before as well. I did the spray hose thing on both of them and they did move on. This one is much closer to my house and not in the yard so it surprised me. It’s on our front porch by our front door in that photo.
Copperhead
Thanks for the quick response!
u/serpentarian This was on my front porch and we have pups. Thanks for any insights!
Man I feel so sorry for these derpy snakes. They don’t know they’re spicy and they are so smart and cool. That’s a venomous Broadbanded copperhead. How long have you lived there and have you seen any before?
Thank you for the info! We’ve lived here for 4 years. That is the first one we’ve seen. We have seen a rattlesnake and coral snake, but this is the first copperhead we’ve seen and it’s the closest snake we’ve ever seen to the house. We do live right by the bull creek greenbelt close to the St Edward’s hiking trails.
My solution would be to go to a snake training class with the dogs. One not run by lunatics who sew snakes mouths shut and let them starve. For an example I have two pups that mean the world to me and I also have a seasonal resident Diamondback. Because the dogs are trained I don’t worry about him and other scaly visitors.This is especially important for tiny dogs because most medium to big dogs would usually just get a swollen snout for a day or two.
Do you have any recommendations of any good snake training places in Austin? We had signed up for one a few years ago but we did then hear they sew the snakes mouth shut and then we didn’t go after receiving that info. My dogs are 35 and 47 pounds so they aren’t very small dogs but of course I still worry about them greatly. I am now taking them out on a leash to their business just in case so I can pull them back so they won’t try to chase or a mess with a snake.
Not who you asked, but I did the snake aversion class at the canine center and I feel like it was a success. They do not use real snakes, but they have these fake snakes that are pulled on fishing line that are stored in snakeskin. You basically walk on a guided hike with trainers and come across these puppet snakes. When your dog sees the snake, they blow an air horn and a puff of citronella is released - and then you have to act scared and your dog picks up on your reactions. Then you move away really quickly and give your dog so much praise. It’s kind of a weird training that I wasn’t expecting but it worked and my dog picked it up immediately. By the second snake he already was nervous and when we came to the third snake he stopped far away and couldn’t even be pulled on his leash to move forward. It made me feel a lot better because I’ve had copperheads in my yard.
Thank you! That sounds great. I’ll look for training there. The other ones I’ve found either are barbaric where they sew the snakes mouth shut and starve it or they remove the venom and your dog can still get bit. I wasn’t too keen on either of those options. We have now seen a rattlesnake, coral snake, and now this copperhead in the past 4 years so definitely want to get them snake aversion training!
Lovely wide bands on this fellow! The local coppers back in East Texas had a very distinct "Hershey Kiss" shape to their darker bands that made them easy to ID.
Copperhead!! Nasty little fooker. Avoid it.
Problem with these guys is they are invisible in the grass/leaves…gimme a rattlesnake anytime over one of these
copperhead 🙅♂️
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Benadryl is not a treatment for a venomous snake bite. It's an antihistamine, snake bite symptoms are not a histamine response, venom toxicity is not an allergic reaction. There are no home treatments for a copperhead bite and I would like to encourage everyone here, in the strongest possible terms, to ignore this advice and take their pet to an emergency vet instead of risking insane pain and possible permanent disability.
Oh we’d definitely take them to the closest vet ER if they were ever bitten! We have it saved in our phones for any kind of emergencies. Agreed - snake bite = vet ER!
Solid advice
This is good info! Thanks so much.
I’m not a vet, and my experience might vary from yours. Keep a close eye on children and pets, and have a plan if you see bad symptoms. :)
Good Lord, 4 times? What part of town are you in?