Just a copperhead one foot off the path at oak point

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tronj@reddit

Seen copperheads at Oak Point several times in the past couple weeks. Just comes with the nature preserve. Nothing to worry about unless you step on one. Most of the trails are pretty clear and you will see them easily — except for some parts of Rowlett Creek trail which still have lots of branches. I haven’t seen any rattlesnakes out there though which are terrifying when you hear them but don’t see them.

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Yeseylon@reddit

Just comes with the nature preserve.

Exactly. My first thought was, "oh no, there's nature at a nature preserve??!!! Whatever will we do???!!!"

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kidyus@reddit

I’m blind, can’t find it!

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VeganTarkatan@reddit

Snake would of got me too lol

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Coyomojo@reddit

Ugh I can't post a picture as a reply. Look in the middle of the picture, zoom, zoom, zoom, it's on a stick.

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relevant_mofo@reddit

I love you

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Coyomojo@reddit

🥰

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TeeBrownie@reddit

Thank you.

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kidyus@reddit

Perfect! I see it now!

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Cokej01@reddit

You’re in his yard.

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is_that_sarcasm@reddit (OP)

Truth. I felt it too

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Solololololololololo@reddit

Least it’s not on the trail.

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HighFiveKoala@reddit

I've seen a few on the sidewalk around the lake

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Solololololololololo@reddit

Oh yeah I’ve seen one at one of the park entrances from the pavillion side

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Jigeezi@reddit

/r/findthesniper

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Diabetesh@reddit

Pretty much exact center, I definitely didn't see it at first though.

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thetokyofiles@reddit

Beat me to it

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TexasTriton@reddit

Yikes

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Dufusbroth@reddit

I think Oak Point should be renamed Copper Oak Point- I think I see a copperhead once out of every three times I go. Typically in the evenings they are out but now with the drop in temps they are on the move.

It amazes me they have live young instead of eggs

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Fiddleyfig@reddit

I was bitten by one near that trail (assuming it’s oak point) about 9 years ago but I was on a dirt trail

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happy_puppy25@reddit

I was bitten or stung by something, it definitely felt a lot worse than a normal bee sting. 6 months later and still pain. Doctor says nothing to worry about

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PomeloPepper@reddit

I got bitten by a big ratsnake in arbor hills park. My dog had gotten off leash and was dashing around in the tall grass, and I was chasing him, making sudden turns and doing pretty much everything they tell you not to. I still literally had to step on that snake to get bitten.

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Boatwarden@reddit

Oh shit. What happened?

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AldoTheApache3@reddit

Just some info. Copperheads’ and cottonmouths’ venom is fairly anemic compared to something like a rattlesnake.

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flilmawinstone@reddit

Plus aren’t most snake bites on humans dry bites ?

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Fiddleyfig@reddit

Went to the ER and it swelled up pretty bad. The doctors wanted to wait and see how it affected me. After a few hours I decided to leave since I was uninsured at the time and have my mom who is a nurse watch and take my vitals. Nothing happened and the swelling went down gradually over the next couple days. Then I received a bill for $7000 from the hospital for my lovely stay in their hospital.

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bzbeer@reddit

Glad you got only a tiny dose of the venom, it could easily get pretty bad.

Sucks about the hospital bill. I wonder when the US health system will get fixed, it has become awful 😞

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DorianTurk@reddit

Sadly it won’t get fixed. The people making all the money off it have convinced half our population that fixing it would somehow be bad.

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bzbeer@reddit

And they got the congress and senate in their pocket too. Lobbying is just legalized corruption.

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papaya_boricua@reddit

Typical private hospital shenanigans. Ugh.

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MisunderstoodPenguin@reddit

✨America✨

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briancmoses@reddit

This shouldn't be surprising, they frequently bask on that boardwalk/sidewalks all throughout Oak Point Park and **Nature Preserve**.

From a distance, thank that nope-rope for being such a good host and enjoy your visit.

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CHBCKyle@reddit

Also copperheads are pretty docile. Like obv don’t touch it but don’t freak out either, it’s not gonna hurt you as long as you leave it be

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ApothaneinThello@reddit

There's signs warning of the snakes iirc

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is_that_sarcasm@reddit (OP)

I'm not surprised, I've just never seen one before so up close.

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runfayfun@reddit

PSA: New world crotalids like copperheads retain their bite reflex even after death. Even if it looks dead, leave it alone. (Old world crotalid? Play with it all you want.)

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