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I don't keep hots but I did have the unfortunate experience of getting up close and personal with one. About 1993 I was working for the entomology dept for the college I was attending and made daily trips to the Barrens to get samples. I always wore long pants and work boots when I went and am glad that I did. I stepped right on a copperhead and it bit my sole of the boot right by the big toe. I never even noticed it among the leaf litter. Needless to say that day was cut short due to my almost having a coronary. My co-worker was a few feet away from me when he saw the strike and couldn't believe that I hadn't gotten bitten. To this day when I'm out taking a walk in the woods, I'm alot more attentive to my surroundings. I plan on passing that bit of experience on to my daughter when she's old enough to comprehend it all.
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