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An American crow landed in our small yard, approached a spot, stabbed its bill towards the ground, and jumped back. It repeated this maneuver several times, and I decided to investigate. That’s when I found this juvenile copperhead. I didn’t feel right killing it, although it’s in a very heavily developed suburban neighborhood. I picked it up in a container and tossed it back into the trees. It didn’t appear to be injured by the crow, but couldn’t tell for sure.