Grey copperhead skins

[SELFBOW19953]

Yeah, rattlesnakes make noise, sometimes before they strike, sometimes after.  If it's after, hopefully they missed!!!

[Bob Morrison]

There is no grey phase..... copperheads over black back ground makes the gray.

[YORNOC]

Actually, there is. Not terribly common but I get them from time to time.
One of the snake hunters I deal with had two this fall. A taxidermist got them before me. I'll see if I can find the pictures.
Mother nature always throws a curve ball in there!

[YORNOC]

Normal

 

Grey phase


 

[YORNOC]

Here's some pics from online of live critters:

mature grey


 
 

Mature normal

 

[TexasStick81]

Hey Yorndoc,

That second pic down is exactly the one I've seen.  Incredible looking copperhead.

[nineworlds9]

Fascinating Zane.  Good luck in the search for a bow worthy pair.  Keep me posted.

[Bob Morrison]

I stand corrected. I've had a bunch of them and have never seen a grey one.

[Mike Yancey]

There might be grey phase but you can still take one that is as copper as a penny and put it over black back ground and they will look black/grey, a bull snake will do the same

[KellyG]

I like the bull snakes and corn snakes are awesome! But man them copper heads are so pretty.

[Sixby]

I did a set of copperheads over cocabola for a customer and they turned out grey. I honestly was not too happy about that. lOl
I painted florescent green on the back of a bow and put a set of prairie rattlers on it and got the nicest shade of green rattlesnakes you ever saw. Its a keeper and hanging on my personal rack.
Snakewood has done some amazing things with different colors under copperhead skins.
God bless, Steve