emAgkistrodon contortrix/embr/br/ This snake is so well camouflage that when it is lying on dead leaves are impossible to notice.br/br/On one visit to Washington on the Brazos, I saw some beautiful rocks in a field of Indian Paintbrush. So I carried and placed both my children on the rocks, while suddenly I had a "spider sense" moment. I checked what's underneath the big rock and found a Copperhead, coiled but rested. My right foot is maybe only 1 foot from it.br/br/I immediately place my foot above the rock remove my children and slowly walk away, while snapping a snot.br/br/Thank goodness that the Copperhead, though a very venomous is quite docile.