Venom in a Bottle

Jesse moves a baby copperhead off the trail after two teenage girls nearly step on him! All he has to transport the snake is a gatorade bottle, and the snake refuses to go in. We learn that copperheads are not aggressive, that they only bite in defense, that their venom is not usually deadly to humans, that their venom is even used to fight cancer, and that they are a protected species in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the studies and resources we mention in the video:

https://www.susquehannockwildlife.org/research/copperhead/

https://regardingreptiles.com/how-deadly-is-the-copperhead-snake/

https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/AmphibiansandReptiles/Pages/default.aspx