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UrgentPLease help2007-11-24 2:02:53

I don't think copperheads come in an all black color 'phase' but there is no need to risk getting bit.

Most snakes slow down when they cool off.

Most snakes don't want anything to do with you, and would rather get away from you.

Have your brother WET a big towel with COLD water- pitch the wet towel over the snake and get him out of the bathroom. The wet will help pin it down, and the cold will slow it down.

If you really think this MIGHT be a copperhead, or are uncertain of how to handle it without getting bit, shut the bathroom door, stick a towel under the door crack (so it can't crawl underneath) and give animal control a call.

Use your downstairs bathroom.

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Call him back and give him the number for 911.

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rat snakes are not poisonous. call animal control. keep youself a safe distance away from the snake, because poisonous or not a bite will hurt

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Rat snakes are not poisonous, and I doubt that copperheads come in a black color morph. Rat snakes, on the other had, can be bred to have loads of color morphs, so a black one would be reasonable. If you're sure it's a rat snake, don't worry about it. If it bites, you, it'll bleed a bit, yes, but after it stops, I doubt you'll even have a scab to remember it by. I have a corn snake for a pet, which is a kind of rat snake. Also, I know plenty of people that when they go on vacation, they just grab any corn or rat snake that slithers by. If it's pretty, they take it home. :) (They're not endangered or anything, so dont worry.)