Northern copperhead snake?

Question

someone said there is a 8 ft long northern copperhead snake near my house and i was wonderin if they can get that big

Answer 1

No/sorry i live in Missouri the record is 6 haft long.I believe some one lost a pet Boa Constrictor there color,s change to environment to scare off predator,s.Either which way proceed with caution ok.L.B.J.

Answer 2

Copperheads are fairly small snakes. The record size for any copperhead is a northern copperhead that measured 53 inches. Thet's almost 4 1/2 feet. Southern and northern copperheads normally grow 3 to 4 foot at the most. Osage copperheads grow to about 3 feet. Broadbanded and Trans Pecos grow 2 to 2 1/2 feet long. What the person saw was probably something harmless like a bull snake or rat snake, and exaggerated the size. I have studied copperheads for years and have bred them. I was just out in the field the other day looking at broadbanded/southern intergrade copperheads and western cottonmouths. Even if the person actually saw a copperhead and greatly exaggerated the size, you have nothing to worry about. Copperheads avoid trouble. Out of the dozens and dozens of copperheads I have seen in the wild, not a single one was aggressive unless really provoked, and by that I mean picking them up. I've found harmless water snakes and rat snakes to be quicker to bite than a copperhead on average.

Answer 3

My wife grew up in thailand, ive seen pics of snakes that are not recorded in length. a lot goes unoticed far out there. its possible.

Answer 4

While nothing is impossible, these snakes usually grow to around 3-5 ft.

Answer 5

When untrained people see a snake, they almost ALWAYS overestimate the length. Those of us who do field research on snakes usually figure they at least doubled and often tripled the real size.

Remember- it is not laying nice and still next to a ruler or anything, and the movements they make can easily create the illusion of greater length.

Plus, many people are scared by the thing to start with.

Answer 6

No- the average copperhead is less than half that size.