I moved and got a new neighbor

Sorry I havent posted in a while .... Been busy moving to Troy, Alabama. But I finally got to go out with the camera. And sure enough I got this little brute.
Pretty copperhead



I also found a mantis.. I hadnt seen one of these in almost 14 yrs.




And this really pretty salamander



Its great to have some access back for the computer. Even if it is the coffee shop up the street. anyways hope you enjoy Later.......

What a gorgeous baby!! I've only seen one, ever!

Awesome copper! Thanks for showing us.

Awesome Pictures!!

Your copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix)actually looks like a baby cottonmouth(Agkistrodon piscivorus). I've never seen a contortix with such a jumbled and disheveled pattern. Copperheads tend to be much smoother with very definitive "hershey kiss" shaped markings. Cottonmouths tend to be MUCH more disheveled and jumbled in the markings.

Juvenile Cottonmouth:


Copperhead:


Either way...very nice pictures!

I agree, it looks like a cotton mouth mocassin to me. Very nice looking!

dc

Good catch, Chris. Ok, so now I've never seen a baby, but I've seen a ton of adults!

yea thats a cottonmouth. It will hurt ya a copper has less danger rating LD50

Originally Posted by snakemaster24

yea thats a cottonmouth. It will hurt ya a copper has less danger rating LD50

Not sure what "LD50" means, bt you wouldn't want to get bit by either one. A copperhead will land you in the hospital just as quickly as a cottonmouth...

but a cottonmouth can kill you a copperhead couldnt. I know these things

Actually both CAN kill you....if you are allergic or go into shock. Heck, a bee sting can kill you...if you're allergic.

I'm pretty sure the two are similar in their potency...death from either of their bites being rare.