Was out for a jog in my neighborhood last night, and jogged over a ~18" copperhead. He was crossing between two undeveloped lots lying on the white line. I didn't see him until I was almost straddle him, but after I stuck the landing from an Olympic qualifying long jump, the near-by area light was bright enough for me to make a positive ID. I didn't have anything to dispatch him with, and by the time I wrenched off a good size tree limb and got back to the spot he had already scooted off the shoulder and into the tall grass. I never saw him again.

We've been in our house for 14 years, and even though there are plenty of wooded areas between houses, this is only the 5th venomous snake I've seen. My squirrel dog dug out a sizeable copperhead in the edge of the yard last year, and for the rest of our time there, I've seen three other copperheads and one cottonmouth crossing the entry road to our neighborhood.