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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Just got done loading another batch of branches into the yard waste trash cart - whittling away at the pile accumulated during the winter's last snowstorm - that dumped incredibly heavy wet snow - which broke/damaged a lot of branches on our pine & juniper trees.
Had to be a bit more careful - wear Wellies & use a grass whip to pull apart the pile - have seen some snakes - not close enough to see if they're copperheads or corn snakes - so caution is called for.
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Not sure if I'd trust Wellingtons to be be snake-proof. I would think that a snake might be able to bite through them. It's good to be cautious, though. Snakes that you see won't hurt you. It's the ones you don't see that pose the problem. I once saw a water moccasin beside a lake. When it saw me, it immediately slithered under a large rock. Wanting a closer look, I lifted the rock by one edge to reveal not one, but two off the little beauties. Then I realized I had created a dilemma. If I let go of the rock, I risked injuring the creatures, but if I didn't, I was at their mercy. Fortunately the snakes provided their own solution by quickly slithering into the water. What passes for conventional wisdom by folks who haven't studied cottonmouths is that they are extremely aggressive snakes who will attack without provocation. The truth is that if you don't molest them, they won't bother you. Of course, some are quicker to bite then others when they perceive a threat, and both cottonmouths and copperheads fall into that category.