I guess ill stop being lazy and post up the pics from our trip to Peaks of otter VA again this year. Last time we where there Milo was a little pup.

cooking some grub





Happy dog














Not the elevation some of you hike but keep in mind we start at only a little bit above sea level.


And here is my little friend mr rattle snake. Roxy literally jumped on that log and right over him scared the crap out of me

camping and hiking is fun! so you climbed about 4,000 vert feet? thats a good hike. how come those huskies are not working on their hike and yeah that rattler would have scared the shit out of me to!

Not working as in carrying weight? Given the temps where high we opted for not putting there packs on. SO i was stuck with all the gear

ok if it was heat related i guess its ok sucks you carried it! no wonder the huge pack! i had to do that at the start of the season when jacks back was jacked up, the extra 2 liters sucked on top of my 3!

I dont know about everyone else but look how dark this rattler is I have never seen one like him. I thought it was a black snake at first till i saw his rattler.

amazing how much milo has grown since last year up there

the only good snake is a dead snake .........let something else control the mouse population

40" Copperhead (alleged)

The only good thing is a LIVE snake. I have a copperhead as a pet. And that, my friend, is no copperhead. Its too thin, and the pattern is wrong. Its a non-venomous type, maybe an easten milksnake. This is a copperhead:

Because my fiance did research with copperheads for two years through college and when he finished with his research they told him he either had to find homes for them or put them to sleep. My fiance is absolutely nuts about reptiles, they're his favorite thing in the world. I really like them too. So, he picked his favorite one and kept him instead of putting him to sleep. We named him Godric. We have a bunch of tools we use to house and handle him safely such as Kevlar gloves (bite proof, its been tested), snake hooks, locked tank, etc. We use the trash can to hold him while cleaning his tank and stuff.

That is actually a VERY COOL story!!! I'm glad I asked!

I still would put on the "Mom Hat" and freak when you were holding him with the hooks and Kevlar gloves.... Ewwww....

Copperheads are really the only snake I fear. That's why your having one brought chills. I live in Central VA and the copperhead is just so silent and unnoticable. We rarely see rattlesnakes (even though Bonfirehuskies did) and definitely no rattlers around houses. But those little, nasty copperheads are everywhere!

At least they most likely wont kill you if they bite! Only maim you No really though, the only way you might die by copperhead bite is if you are allergic to the venom or have something else wrong with you that might compromise your body's strength...or if your a real young child. Even tiny dogs have survived copperhead bites though.