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tomdinwv
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May 31, 2013

Snake!!!

We went camping Monday thru Thursday at our favorite COE CG here in WV. (East Fork CG at East Lynn Lake) Quite an adventure. Tuesday evening, the wife got a couple of pieces of wood and threw on the fire. She was going back to get more and let out a yell. "Tom, there's a snake in the wood pile!!!". I grabbed my shovel, and went to investigate. I found a not to happy copperhead, coiled up and displeased with my presence. Did I mention he (or she) was NOT HAPPY. I disposed of the snake. In the next 36 hours we were there, we saw several more copperheads and a bunch of snakes in the water swimming that we didn't feel the need to find out what type they were. So just a reminder, in your travels this spring/summer, be careful and watch where you step. In approx 25 or 30 trips to this same CG over the last 5 years, these were the first snake we encountered there. Remember, we are encroaching into their territory when we venture into some of these nicely wooded CGs.

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  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    I saw my first two for this season last week here in King george VA. It is the season to be be careful.

    The wife and I were tent camping sitting out at Otter Creek camp site up on the Blue Ridge next to the creek enjoying the late afternoon. I got up to get get something and when I came back there was a snake coiled up under the wife's chair. I very softly spoke to try not to scare the wife all that much and said something like I think you should calmly move away from the chair as there is snake under your chair...

    That didn't work too well haha... The snake went one way and I went the other way.... Chair went flying... Nothing calm about any of that...

    I was afraid the snake would get under out tent flooring. I finally got him escorted to the creek and pitched him out into the cold water with my big stick...

    A lady Ranger was driving by just after it happened and asked how were we doing so she got to hear the story right away haha...

    True story

    Roy and Carolyn

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