Country Copperhead

Got home yesterday to mow the grass and had been around this mower for 15 minutes or so...took off and stopped to get a dog chain out of the way (would not have went well with the blades) and turned back to resume and this DEVIL poked his head out and said "come on back and I will bite your butt!"

My son came to the rescue and put this beast out of our misery (then chased me with it). This was the second copperhead to be seen in about 9 years of my living here, the other one was over 6 ft long the day of my back surgery in 2002!

My hubby had told me not to get on 'his mower' (mine is broke) but I didnt listen...he said, "see when you disobey your husband you almost get snake bit"...hahaha!