[fintstone]

I think that these put a homeowner in a bad position unless they have a huge property or a local herpetologist that wants them. You don't want them near your home to possibly bite a human or pet, and relocating them to someone else's property where they might do the same (or an edge of your property) is equally poor form...and might put you in some sort of legal jeopardy if they bit someone. If you move them to the far side of you property, they seem to come back...with friends. I have had snakes get into my house and this one would be even less welcome than the last rat snake. One of my renters have had two copperheads like this one inside their home .

I leave nonpoisonous snakes alone, but I am afraid that I would have had to kill a copperhead next to my house. I killed hundreds as a kid around the homestead and the supply never seemed to run out. Yes...I know...I am an...