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well, for the past week I have been going to my farm to do some herping. Hoping to find some copperheads. I have been three times at different times of the day and so far I have had no such luck. I live in western Kentucky and have seen them at my farm in the past while hunting. Never fails though, when I'm not out looking for them I see them and when I'm looking for them I never find any. It kinda confuses me cause the habitat seems perfect for them. Lots of dead trees and branches. Leaf cover, hundreds of frogs for food. But never any copperheads. I have found a couple of black rat snakes and one red bellied water snake. I was wondering if I would have better luck trying at night? I have been in the early morning and late afternoon. What do you guys think??
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0.0.1 albino burmese
0.1.0 normal burmese
0.0.1 redtail boa
1.0.0 albino corn
1.1.0 leopard geckos
1.1.0 copperheads
1.0.0 green iguana
0.0.1 veiled chameleon
2.1.0 ball pythons
0.0.1 mexican red knee tarantula
0.0.1 emperor scorpion

If you've seen them while hunting, look during hunting season!
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

Its easier for me to find copperheads in NE Alabama this time of year by road riding at night. Scattered GC on my mountain land usually reveals a few earlier and later in the year, rarely in July/August. Found this one under tin in early June.