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My closest encounter was at Round Spring. Labor Day weekend

Posted on: July 29, 2020 at 19:15:49 CT
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1978. I had been back at Mizzou and came back to work my final weekend at ONSR. We had a woodpile along a maintenance road for evening campfires and no one had been around for a couple of weeks so I was really cautious getting my firewood and was turning over each piece of wood with a stick. Just got comfortable there was no snake in the pile and tossed my stick in the bed of the truck. Reached down to grab the next slab of wood and there was a copperhead under it.

Since another ranger still had to get his wood for his campfire program, I thumped the snake and sent it to snake heaven. Laid it on the road for the other ranger to find. Asked him about it later and he never saw it--probably carried off by a hawk.
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Carlos.....snake bite.... - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/29 18:06:17
     I just killed one an hour ago nm - sYsTiger MU - 7/29 20:40:28
          RE: I just killed one an hour ago nm - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/29 20:41:55
               RE: I just killed one an hour ago nm - sYsTiger MU - 7/29 21:44:36
                    RE: I just killed one an hour ago nm - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/30 05:35:53
     As long as he survives he has a heck of a story(nm) - Tptiger MU - 7/29 19:20:52
          It happened when he was younger about - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/29 19:47:30
     Oh no that is terrible (nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 7/29 18:50:01
     Almost stepped on one on a trail by Red Bridge. I was - tigerNkc MU - 7/29 18:43:52
          Was golfing in Scottsdale and my buddy and I go into the - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 19:07:03
               In Florida it's coral snakes in the bushes - Tptiger MU - 7/29 21:39:14
                    What about meth gators(nm) - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/30 05:37:07
               I was working on a 'how about ' post here, then realized - Newcatbirdseat MU - 7/29 19:16:37
                    lol. Another post about balls. HAHAHAH - Gyro.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 19:20:14
     Damn.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 18:12:17
          Great story(nm) - tbluck STL - 7/29 18:29:20
               The dumb things we do as kids.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 18:58:54
     I had a cousin die from a copperhead bite - tiger4real MU - 7/29 18:10:20
          Damn(nm) - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/29 20:00:27
          I reached into some under brush to get a ball - tigerinhogtown STL - 7/29 18:15:30
          Even bigger damn. How old?(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 18:12:30
               Just a kid ..8-10 years old - tiger4real MU - 7/29 18:15:01
                    Yep most copperhead bites are accidents. Someone steps - Carlos Rossi KC - 7/29 18:17:03
                         Have a few copperhead stories. KY102 Day in the Park. - Tigrrrr! MU - 7/29 18:28:45
                              Wow, seems my nephew was a tad lucky(nm) - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 7/29 18:33:59
                                   My closest encounter was at Round Spring. Labor Day weekend - Tigrrrr! MU - 7/29 19:15:49
                                   I live on a bluff above a river - ch_luke STL - 7/29 19:05:50




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