The Tip Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 1:33 PM, GFisher said: I emailed this and a few other pics I took to a serious reptile guy (the kind that uses vacation to go to out of state reptile shows) I work with this morning and he claims it is definitely a copperhead. There is no red or yellow. But I am no expert. This one probably shows the color best: This has been bugging me. Am I not seeing this correctly? The color isn't the best in the picture so I have to assume things. The light colored sections of the pictured snake is probably a shade of yellow, maybe a light shade, yes? The bigger sections are probably red, yes? And there are (not very defined) lines of black in between the bigger sections, yes? The little mnemonic device keeps popping up in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFisher Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 The color in the picture is pretty accurate. It was tan/beige/copper colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, The Tip said: This has been bugging me. Am I not seeing this correctly? Seems like you're not. Copperhead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 LOL, NOW I get it. I was thinking we were talking coral snake the whole time, NOT copperhead. Derp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 7:00 AM, The Tip said: LOL, NOW I get it. I was thinking we were talking coral snake the whole time, We're actually talking about deer flies! Well, we were. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Here's an article from the Bangor Daily News about deer flies. Could be helpful for mountain bikers (wear light clothes and a hat!), and has some information about the behavior of the wee beasts. 9 ways to repel deer flies Another article claimed that treating clothes and hats with permethrin was a useful repellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 10:05 PM, taco_junkie said: The Tip also thought that dress was white and gold. Just sayin. He fuckn heard Laurel instead of yanni too! Just The Tip things.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxagent Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/23/2020 at 1:20 PM, The Tip said: Red touch yellow, kill a fellow Red touch black, a friend of jack That saying to remind people of coral snakes (kill a fellow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake) vs scarlet kingsnake (aka milksnake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_kingsnake). The original picture was a copperhead. They are everywhere but people rarely see them. They hide and are very well camouflaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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