What is the best way to remove a Copperhead Snake from my property?
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From:
Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Are you sure that the snake is a copperhead? The known distribution of copperheads is mainly in southern and western Illinois. Is it possible that the snake is the similar-looking, but non-venomous fox snake? You can find photos, species descriptions, and habitat requirements for both species at this website: http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/herps/ilspecies.html
