At The #AmphibianFoundation we are also big fans of our friends a little further up the phylogenetic tree.
Especially, the reptiles with particularly ‘bad raps’ like Copperheads and Snapping Turtles. You know, animals that the average person loves to hate — and oftentimes — kill. Admittedly, baby Copperheads are snippy and beautiful. Luckily, copperhead venom is not very potent and deaths from copperhead bites are exceedingly rare. Most snake bites occur when someone tries to kill or harass a snake, so the best way to avoid a bite is to leave any snake you find alone. (from the SREL site) This particular hatchling Copperhead was found at The Atlanta History Center, which has recently switch from a ‘zero-tolerance’ kill policy to a translocation program initiated by The Amphibian Foundation. We will come and move your Atlanta Copperhead to a location outside the perimeter we have worked out with GA DNR. Recent studies indicate that translocating a reptile (particularly an adult) increases its chance of mortality by 70%, but compared to 100% death by getting its head cut off — we’ll ta...