Copperheads are the least toxic of the venomous snakes in the U.S. There has never been a recorded death from a Copperhead bite anywhere in the world. If bitten by a Copperhead a trip to the hospital is not necessary because the venom is only designed to kill small mammals and frogs and is almost harmless to people. The venom has the same effects as bee, wasp, or hornet sting if even that. If there is a case where you are bitten just clean the bite with and anticeptic. A small amout of swelling may occour but shouldn't last over 12 hours.

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• Copperhead bite information. - SlipKorn, Fri May 7 22:33:35 2004
• ^^^I didn't write that but................. - SlipKorn, Sat May 8 00:18:18 2004
• Also... - taw, Sat May 8 02:58:18 2004
• How True is it? It's Flat-out WRONG! - michaelb, Sat May 8 23:17:02 2004
• still - budman 1st, Sun May 9 07:52:36 2004
• Interesting Site - michaelb, Sun May 9 18:17:13 2004
• more - budman 1st, Mon May 10 15:33:54 2004
• RE: more - BrentB, Mon May 10 21:46:11 2004
• RE: Copperhead bite information. - taw, Sat May 8 02:46:02 2004
• RE: Copperhead bite information. - Greg Longhurst, Sat May 8 06:53:38 2004
• Greg.... - taw, Sat May 8 13:30:49 2004
• RE: Yeah... - Greg Longhurst, Sat May 8 14:49:56 2004
• Thanks... - taw, Sat May 8 15:39:00 2004
• RE: Thanks... - Greg Longhurst, Sat May 8 20:45:24 2004
• RE: Copperhead bite information. - thecaiman, Mon May 10 07:23:27 2004
• RE: Copperhead bite information. - psilocybe, Sat May 8 10:52:17 2004
• RE: Copperhead bite information. - John316, Sun May 9 00:24:38 2004
• I think 40-75 mg of hemototoxin desevers a trid to the hospital - copperheadkid, Sun May 9 10:16:11 2004