I hate snakes. We have rattlers east of here. Never met one and hope I never do. Good to here your encounter turned out ok. I would assume they are very poisonous even at that young and tender age.

I HATE SNAKES!!!! Can't stand the slithery creatures. I can't even watch them on tv as they give me the creeps.

At work few years back, went into the bathroom. Almost sh*t my pants as their was a toy rubber snake on the floor. I had not expected to see it and  at first thought it was real...

I was born and rasied in Fla and so have seen many large water mocassions and other various kinds of snakes. My  dad used to bring home the rattlers off the tails of rattle snakes he killed..

My philosophy now is, only good snake is a dead snake. Sorry if you snake lovers get offended by that.

Glad your safe and the encounter went your way...

everything that moves seems to be deadly poisonous in Australia... ...

So Justin, the real question is; how did it taste?

Are people mean to snakes because they are poisonous? Or are snakes poisonous because people are mean to them?...all God's creatures great and small.

...well and then again I have lived in this part of Michigan for 38 years and have never ever seen a snake of any kind here.

You know you can take a small snake and put it in a jar,Put some air holes in the top,Put it in the refrigerator it will hibernate and not move any time you take it out and it warms up it will move again I did that when I was a kid,It might of been in the freezer I don't remember for sure.You can leave it in there for weeks it does the same thing.

Hey Kim, those eastern diamondbacks in Fla are the biggest rattlers there are, most poisonous too. We saw one laying across the road in north Fla I swear had to be 6 foot long! I've seen a few timber rattlers around here but they are generally only 2-3 foot. Snakes normally don't bother me, but when you hear one rattle it puts the fear in you quick, fast, like in a hurry!!

Justin, copperheads aren't necessarily always the same color. They can vary quite a bit. 21" is pretty good size for one too, as they are not a big snake. I'd say he was plenty big enough to ruin your day if you had accidentally put your hand down on him!! They are feisty little devils!

I had a similar surprise yesterday evening. I went out to the shop and noticed a bunch of boxes & things knocked off into the floor. They came from high up on the shelves, like 9' and higher. I originally thought someone had broken in, but nothing was missing. I checked around and found some scat on the floor, right beside the savage. I don't know if it was a skunk or a coon. I leave my overhead doors open about 6" from the floor so it doesn't get so hot out there during the day. I can lock them like that so it's secure, but it leaves enough room for critters to come and go.

A couple years ago I was out there messing around. I had the stereo cranked up & all the lights on, just working away on something. You can tell when a skunk is close from the smell, but it's pretty common out here so I don't pay it much mind usually. Well I smelled the smell that night & just happened to look up and here comes a baby skunk waddling up in the shop like he owned the place. I just froze, sure as hell didn't wanna startle him.. He came right up to me, looked around, then turned around and waddled out. Cute little dude but stunk like hell!!