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Sep. 28, 2023, 1:31 p.m. ET
GREENBRIER, Tenn. – A Tennessee couple was left in shock lately after they discovered a venomous copperhead snake nesting of their child’s stroller.
In a video posted by Autumn Maidlow, her husband defined how the reptile discovered of their storage in Greenbrier tried to assault him.
“My husband went for a walk with our baby in the wagon and left the garage open,” Maidlow instructed FOX 17 News in Nashville.
When Maidlow’s husband returned to the storage to seize one thing out of the automotive, that’s when he grew to become rattled.
“He walked past the wagon, and when he walked back in, he noticed the snake on the ledge of the wagon, and right when he looked at it, it struck at him, and he jumped back and hit my car,” Maidlow mentioned.
The couple mentioned they had been terrified however grateful to have noticed the copperhead earlier than the subsequent walk with their child.
The snake was finally killed with a shovel by Maidlow’s husband.
The copperhead is one in every of 4 venomous snakes in Tennessee, based on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
The pit viper has distinctive darkish brown “hourglass” cross bands which can be extensive on the edges and slender on the heart of the again.
Their physique coloration is variable however is normally mild brown or grey with a bronze tint to their heads.
According to wildlife officers, juvenile copperheads have a yellow tip on their tail that’s used to lure prey to inside putting distance.
The venom of copperhead snakes just isn’t extremely potent, that means that fatalities because of bites are exceedingly uncommon.
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