Doing some serious yard work on my hands and knees and this beautiful little snake almost bite me . Mad as can be striking out like crazy and so close to my arm and then had to kill him . Wish it was not so the yardwork was in need to go . Be good safe and kind Rumdumb
Copperhead Bite Me !!!
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Wow, I didn’t realize that there were copperheads in the L A area! Haven’t seen one since I left the Ohio/Kentucky area.
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I did not mention this was Port Saint Lucie Florida last month and have a nice day .
The presence of a copperhead rattle snake in port saint Lucie would be pretty miraculous.
Trilobite
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Agree (except they aren't rattlesnakes--no rattle); not recorded from south Florida. There are many snakes that are somewhat similar to copperheads in general appearance; you may have killed a harmless snake.
Or, he killed a different venomous snake....more likely than a Copperhead.
Trilobite
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Obviously that is possible as well which is why I said "probably"; may also have been a baby burmese python--a notorious but non-venomous invasive species in Florida. But I believe Cottonmouth would be quite unlikely in someone's yard. In any event non-venomous snakes are much more frequently encountered than venomous ones, especially in the east.
No photos, so it didn't happen, 
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