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I was out until 11:00 pm working on house rennovations trying to get ready to move in. When pulling to the edge of the subdivision to go home to where we're living now, I saw a very large snake sliding into the grassy area of our subdivision. Now we have lots and lots of little kids, including mine, that wander around the neighborhood playing all day. I jumped out of my truck and ran over just to check out what kind of snake it was. I don't typically kill snakes just for the heck of it but this was a huge copperhead, the biggest one I've ever seen. Anyway, I ran back to my truck to look for something with which to dispatch the snake. I couldn't fire my gun as that would wake everyone up. The only appropriate tool I had on hand was my Lagana Tactical so I grabbed it and ran back over to the snake. As I approached, it turned and came toward me in the road! Now, my experience with copperheads is that they usually hold still when you approach, which typically means you stand more of a chance of stepping on it as they camo real well. It must have known my intent by my body language because I moved aside and the damned thing headed towards me again. I very carefully used a stick in one hand and my Lagana in the other to pin and swing at him. One shot one kill. The hawk cleaved right through and left a nice bite in the pavement. I must admit that I was wishing it had a longer handle, but I made do. My Lagana has been used for many a tree and brush, but this was it's first blood! 
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