Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Never heard that one before. But in the southern Appalachians, I just assume any snake that doesn't run away and doesn't rattle is a copperhead.
(Unless it's about 6' long and solid black. Then it's a black snake, and _I_ don't have to run away!)
Black snakes are different from most, I guess. My grandmother had black snakes living in a ditch, right near her grape arbors, back in PA. She always said black snakes are farmers’ friends, they eat mice & other rodents, but keep the bad snakes away. 👍