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Buellernc Newbie Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 48 Joined: 10/15/11	Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs 05/13/14 at 12:17pm	Print Post
	Snake alert. My coworker friends' dog was bitten by a copperhead last week at Ann Springs. I think he said the mill pond trail. He didn't see the bite but he actually heard it, turned around and saw the snake. It was about two feet long and pretty aggressive because it stood it's ground and didn't move away. He and the dog were able to walk back the way they had come from. He took the dog to the vet and it had a hugely swollen nose but was ok after a few days.

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Yellowduck Big Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1537 Location: Concord Joined: 04/28/10	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #1 - 05/13/14 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	Glad the pooch is ok. I'm sure it was painful.

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slayemf Big Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1133 Location: charlotte Joined: 02/22/12	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #2 - 05/13/14 at 7:16pm	Print Post
	Second that, glad the pup is OK...

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eapap9 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 413 Location: 28203 Joined: 07/13/10	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #3 - 05/13/14 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	Almost stepped on one late last week trail running at riverwalk. I have seen a few out there before. Glad the dog is doing ok.

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Doc00t IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline When in DOUBT, PEDAL it OUT Posts: 1785 Location: University Joined: 05/09/12	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #4 - 05/13/14 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	Copperheads don't back down. It's not in their nature. Glad your dog is OK!!!

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Gravitythief76 In The Loop Project Board Offline Just say no to Man-dex Posts: 2151 Location: Dirt Monkey - Root Ent Joined: 03/06/08	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #5 - 05/13/14 at 10:30pm	Print Post
	First let me say I'm glad that the dog is okay. But I'll have to disagree on the aggressive nature of the copperhead. They are known to be very docile (cottonmouth is a whole Nother ball game). I was a field biologist for a living in another life and have had run-ins with both. Bugs the crap out of me when people kill them (copperheads)for no reason. When you're in the woods you're in their house. On multiple occasions I've been out riding and had someone in my party run over one including last weekend at the Whitewater Center, picked it up and moved it off the trail three different times it never even struck at the stick.
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Specialist Little Ring Offline The rider formerly known as "Trekker1" Posts: 694 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/11/12	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #6 - 05/13/14 at 10:40pm	Print Post
	Have a friend in the neighborhood whose dog is notorious for getting into dens of the d@#n things and taking multiple bites to the face. Usually, his head is swollen up like a balloon (read: twice the normal size, and he's a big dog to begin with). Usually goes down on its own after a few days. Glad everyone involved is all right. Second the live and let live mentality - you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone. Now, if they go out of their way to kill you, by all means take them out. Won't happen though.

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Trail Junky Small Cog Offline Posts: 345 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 08/25/08	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #7 - 05/14/14 at 2:58am	Print Post
	I have never come across a copperhead while riding. I do occasionally see a black racer and/or rat snake. I passed one tonight at the whitewater center as it crossed the trail while headed from a grassy clearing into the trees. I saw him up ahead and said something "what's up buddy" as I passed. I always say we leave all the other creatures be and share this big spinning rock. -Clay
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GeneD Coaster Bike Offline Camper / Rider Posts: 185 Location: Salisbury, NC Joined: 08/24/07	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #8 - 05/14/14 at 10:53am	Print Post
	I have seen a couple of copperheads on local trails.....don't matter which one, the fact is that they can be expected to be everywhere in this area. I did kill them.....most bike trails are walked by kids, families etc. They are difficult to see and can be stepped on. If I saw one in the woods, in general, I would leave them alone. Copperheads are not long like other snakes, they have a thick mid body. They are not aggressive at all but will not retreat.......it's their home and they know it. But if they perceive aggression....watch out. Could have been a worse ending if the snake had bitten the dog on a fleshy part of his body where he could inject a lot of venom.

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sager Big Ring Offline Waiting for my next ride! Posts: 1343 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/02/08	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #9 - 05/14/14 at 11:48am	Print Post
	GeneD wrote on 05/14/14 at 10:53am: I have seen a couple of copperheads on local trails.....don't matter which one, the fact is that they can be expected to be everywhere in this area. I did kill them.....most bike trails are walked by kids, families etc. They are difficult to see and can be stepped on. If I saw one in the woods, in general, I would leave them alone. Copperheads are not long like other snakes, they have a thick mid body. They are not aggressive at all but will not retreat.......it's their home and they know it. But if they perceive aggression....watch out. Could have been a worse ending if the snake had bitten the dog on a fleshy part of his body where he could inject a lot of venom. It seems like a faulty assumption to me that if you find a snake on or crossing a trail that they are going to be there when a kid comes along. If you saw it's den, maybe I could sympathize, but animals move. A copperhead alone in the woods is the same as a copperhead that's crossing a trail. It's just coincidence that you happened to cross it's path. Killing one copperhead or a couple is not going to reduce the chance that another will be crossing a trail when a kid comes along. So what's the point. If anything, I think you put yourself at risk.

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catsruletn IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline My bike demands rights!! Posts: 2262 Location: Charlotte NC Joined: 07/20/06	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #10 - 05/14/14 at 1:04pm	Print Post
	Gravitythief76 wrote on 05/13/14 at 10:30pm: On multiple occasions I've been out riding and had someone in my party run over one including last weekend at the Whitewater Center, picked it up and moved it off the trail three different times it never even struck at the stick. Oops that was me….I felt really bad but I am pretty sure he was ok. At least he didn’t seem hurt. I only ran over the very end of his tail. Or body, or whatever it is on a snake. I guess they don’t really have tails. Their whole body is a tail….or something. It’s kind of confusing.

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MountainCycle Big Ring Offline Unelite p***^. Heartbreak lover. Posts: 1062 Joined: 02/05/09	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #11 - 05/14/14 at 2:20pm	Print Post
	catsruletn wrote on 05/14/14 at 1:04pm: Oops that was me….I felt really bad but I am pretty sure he was ok. At least he didn’t seem hurt. I only ran over the very end of his tail. Or body, or whatever it is on a snake. I guess they don’t really have tails. Their whole body is a tail….or something. It’s kind of confusing. Hahaha. This is funny.

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Woods Rider Small Cog Offline I wanna ride Posts: 390 Joined: 02/26/08	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #12 - 05/14/14 at 2:30pm	Print Post
	There are several copperheads that hang out on the trials. 1 as was noted on the Mill Pond trail, a rather fat one that hangs out near the new pallet bridge and one that spends time around the rocks on the School loop east trail. There is also a real big black snake that is frequently seen on the Sugar island loop, hopefully keeping the copperheads in check.

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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #13 - 05/14/14 at 3:59pm	Print Post
	catsruletn wrote on 05/14/14 at 1:04pm: Oops that was me….I felt really bad but I am pretty sure he was ok. At least he didn’t seem hurt. I only ran over the very end of his tail. Or body, or whatever it is on a snake. I guess they don’t really have tails. Their whole body is a tail….or something. It’s kind of confusing. Next time, aim for the head.

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Yellowduck Big Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1537 Location: Concord Joined: 04/28/10	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #14 - 05/15/14 at 1:22pm	Print Post
	Ran over my first snake last night at Renni during the race. Black and yellow. I managed to get the front wheel over him but the back wheel got him. I don't like snakes, no way I would stop to check on him or even get close enough to him with a stick to get him off the trail but I do feel bad about hitting him.

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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #15 - 05/15/14 at 7:02pm	Print Post
	Yellowduck wrote on 05/15/14 at 1:22pm: Ran over my first snake last night at Renni during the race. Black and yellow. I managed to get the front wheel over him but the back wheel got him. I don't like snakes, no way I would stop to check on him or even get close enough to him with a stick to get him off the trail but I do feel bad about hitting him. That was an eastern King snake. They eat Copperheads, and are virtually harmless to you. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Next time, stop, get off your bike and offer to buy him a cup of coffee. Then gently shoo him off the trail.
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Bobadamus Coaster Bike Offline Exorcise Me! Posts: 153 Joined: 05/06/09	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #16 - 05/16/14 at 12:07am	Print Post
	So, a few years back this dude was exiting Springs mumbling about snakes everywhere. I figured he was trippy and talking about roots. I've never seen a snake there in 20 years. But again I'm legally blind.

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JimShoe Big Ring Offline Posts: 1147 Location: Charlotte Joined: 12/17/06	Re: Dog bitten by copperhead at Ann Springs Reply #17 - 05/16/14 at 4:24pm	Print Post
	The bite is normally not fatal to the dog. One of our dogs has been bitten twice in my back yard. This spring I noticed the same dog paying a lot of attention to something and, sure enough, she was messing with a copperhead. They are not aggressive from my experience. Have them around the house a lot and have never had one ever go into strike mode. I either shoo it away with a broom or pick it up with a shovel and move it to a better place. People are to quick to want to kill snakes because they are so uncomfortable around them. Last year I removed a lethargic rattle snake from the trail at Uwharrie.

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