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smile The older ones get kind of ruddy but the young ones look bright like a copperhead, unless you see a real copperhead New

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Re: warning Be careful out there. DennisTinsley New
Re: note Banded water snakes can look a lot like copperheads and are often killed unnecessarily. cravincreeks New
Re: note Are there c-heads that look more like that water snake? Because the color patterns in those two photos look nothing GRITS New
Date: May 09 2008, 22:49 GMT
From: ga_creeker

The color bands are very similar between a young banded water snake and a copperhead.  The banded water snakes get bigger than the average copper head and will bite if picked up, and it hurts. They have no fangs so the bite is more of a cut. 

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