Where in NoVA was this?? The only copper head Ive ever run across in NoVA is the one in a cage at Riverbend Park. I"ve seen them up in the Frederick Watershed in Maryland, but they were mostly smaller snakes. And I"ve never run into a mean copperhead, which doesnt mean you shouldnt kill the damn poisonous snakes just that i havent seen them.

but i am interested in where you got that one. hes huge. id hate for my dog to run into him.