[jayco]

I overheard a couple of guys at the local hardware talking about seeing copperheads around here recently.

The funny thing is that these snakes are scarce for a few years, then,....they're everywhere. Must be a big year for copperheads around here!

One of the things that makes me a little afraid of being bitten is that from what I can learn about snake bites, everyone has a different tolerance level to the venom.
I've heard of old folks who just put a poltice on the location of the bite and claimed to be alright after a couple days.

My aunt was copperhead 'bit', 40 years ago, and went into extreme shock. If my uncle hadn't been there, I don't know what would have happened to her.
She spent 2 weeks in the hospital and was 'poorly' for the rest of the summer.