Rattlesnake Vaccine?

Ron Wood · 10-18-2005, 11:53 AM

Copperheads smell like cucumbers. True story...many years ago when I was a youngster, I was hiking in the woods in Pennsylvania. I was about to step over a fallen log on the trail when I smelled cucumbers. My uncle had told me that is a copperhead smell, and sure enough when I went around the end of the log, under the log on the other side was a nice sized copperhead. Copperheads are kind of shy snakes, so even if I had stepped over the log he probably wouldn't have moved, but it was still a relief to see him first!

10-18-2005, 11:53 AM	#16
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,055 Thanks: 1,129 Thanked 5,297 Times in 1,732 Posts	Copperheads smell like cucumbers. True story...many years ago when I was a youngster, I was hiking in the woods in Pennsylvania. I was about to step over a fallen log on the trail when I smelled cucumbers. My uncle had told me that is a copperhead smell, and sure enough when I went around the end of the log, under the log on the other side was a nice sized copperhead. Copperheads are kind of shy snakes, so even if I had stepped over the log he probably wouldn't have moved, but it was still a relief to see him first! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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