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Alright snake experts, what do we have here?

scanodd

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Went back and found the head for you guys
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Don't think yours is a copperhead. You can always look for heat pits.

Heat Pits​

Belonging to the pit viper family, copperheads have a unique way of hunting prey. They have a pair of infrared-sensing ‘pit organs’, one on each side of the face.

According to the Journal of Experimental Biology, these organs allow pit vipers to precisely target warm-blooded animals, like rodents and birds. As they pass the snake’s hiding place, their body heat stands out against the cool background. The snake is able to sense the exact location of its prey, even in pitch darkness.

If you look at a copperhead’s face, you can see these heat-sensing pits. They are shaped like two small holes, located just in front of the eyes. They look like a second pair of nostrils.
 

imprimis

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I work in the hospital lab and was working that night. Wondered to ER to be nosey. I think my friend who was doctoring that night said it was like $6-8,000 per dose, or somewhere there about!

Cottonmouths look spooky as hell when they swim, how they are more on top of the water than in it. Saw one coil up in the middle of the lake once and hold his head up & flatten his neck at me!😱


A copperhead bit a kid at a friend's house. I was told it cost $10,000/dose.
 
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