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🐍 September Warning: Baby Copperheads Are Here—Protect Your Kids and Pets This Football Season

As September rolls in, bringing cooler evenings and the excitement of football season, it also signals something else—the arrival of baby copperhead snakes.

While autumn feels like a time to relax outdoors, this is also when copperhead mothers give birth to litters of 8–10 venomous young. And here’s the part many people don’t realize: baby copperheads are born fully equipped with venom and the instinct to defend themselves.

If you have children or dogs, this is the time of year to be extra cautious.

Baby Copperheads: Small but Dangerous

Unlike non-venomous snakes that pose little threat, copperhead babies may look harmless because of their size—but they’re not.

  • Venomous from birth: Even newborns can deliver a painful and medically significant bite.
  • Tail tips: Their distinctive greenish-yellow tail tips remain for about a year and help you identify them.
  • Litter size: Female copperheads typically give birth to 8–10 babies at once, so spotting one usually means more are nearby.

Where You’ll Find Them

Baby copperheads like to hide in places that may surprise you:

  • Damp areas such as under rocks, bushes, or piles of leaves.
  • Around flower pots, landscaping timbers, and garden decor.
  • Under children’s outdoor toys or even dog bowls left in the yard.

They’re generally not aggressive—but if stepped on, touched, or startled, they will bite to protect themselves.


Safety Tips for Families and Pet Owners

  1. Always look before reaching into shrubs, flower beds, or woodpiles.
  2. Move outdoor toys and bowls frequently to discourage hiding spots.
  3. Keep grass trimmed and yards clear of debris where snakes might take shelter.
  4. Teach children never to pick up or play with snakes, no matter how small.
  5. Supervise pets outdoors, especially dogs that like to sniff in bushes or tall grass.

If you suspect your child or pet has been bitten, seek emergency medical or veterinary care immediately.


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Disclaimer

This blog is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as medical or veterinary advice. Always consult with licensed healthcare providers or veterinarians in the event of a snakebite or suspected exposure.


About the Author

A.L. Childers is a writer and researcher with a passion for blending history, nature, and real-world awareness. Her works span topics from health and history to folklore and family life. She believes knowledge is power—especially when it comes to keeping our loved ones safe.

🪶 Dancing with Shadows: The History, Symbolism, and Mischief of Crows

Crows have always had a certain reputation. For centuries they’ve perched in the corners of myth, legend, and folklore—sometimes as messengers of doom, other times as tricksters, and often as wise guardians of hidden knowledge.

But beyond their eerie symbolism, crows are also ridiculously smart, surprisingly funny, and yes—sometimes they really do look like they’re dancing at their own pagan rave.

Let’s explore the history of crows, crow symbolism, pagan crow meaning, murder of crows folklore, and even a few hilarious crow stories that prove these birds deserve their place in myth and in memes.


📜 A Brief History of Crows in Myth and Culture

  • Greek Mythology: Associated with Apollo, crows were once white birds. Legend says they turned black after carrying bad news.
  • Norse Mythology: Odin’s two ravens, Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), flew across the world to bring him knowledge each day.
  • Celtic Lore: The goddess Morrígan often took the form of a crow, appearing on battlefields as a symbol of fate and death.
  • Native American Traditions: Many tribes saw crows as tricksters, transformers, or even keepers of sacred law.

Every culture, it seems, found a way to weave crows into the fabric of human life.


🧿 Symbolism of Crows

Crows represent duality: life and death, light and shadow, wisdom and trickery. Some common symbolic meanings include:

  • Transformation – linked to endings that lead to new beginnings.
  • Intelligence – for their problem-solving and tool-making abilities.
  • Community – crows rarely thrive alone; they live in strong family groups.
  • Mystery – their black feathers and piercing eyes made them natural symbols of the unknown.

☠️ A Murder of Crows: Folklore Explained

Why is a group of crows called a murder?

The term dates back to the Middle Ages, when poetic phrases for animal groups (like a “gaggle of geese” or a “pride of lions”) became fashionable. Because crows gathered around battlefields and graveyards, their collective presence felt ominous. Thus, a “murder of crows” was born—equal parts eerie and poetic.


🎉 Funny Crow Stories & Pagan Rave Vibes

Crows aren’t just ominous—they’re comedians in feathers. Researchers and birdwatchers have seen them:

  • Sliding down snowy rooftops like kids on sleds.
  • Stealing shiny jewelry and car keys, as if prepping for a ritual.
  • Teasing dogs and cats, swooping just close enough to taunt.
  • “Dancing” in the air—performing flips, spins, and wing-waving that look suspiciously like rave moves under the moonlight.

So maybe the meme is right: some of us don’t have ducks in a row—we have crows throwing a rave in our heads. And that’s okay.

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🧠 Crow Intelligence: Smarter Than You Think

Scientists rank crows among the most intelligent birds on Earth:

  • They can use and even make tools.
  • They recognize human faces and remember them (so yes, if you annoyed one, it probably told its friends).
  • They pass on knowledge across generations, teaching their young survival tricks.
  • They even hold funerals—gathering silently around their dead, as though paying respect or learning from danger.

🌙 What Crows Teach Us

The symbolism of crows is a reminder:

  • Embrace transformation—endings aren’t always bad.
  • Laugh more—life doesn’t have to be so serious (if crows can dance, so can you).
  • Honor community—you’re stronger together than alone.
  • Balance chaos and wisdom—life doesn’t need ducks in a row; sometimes it needs dancing crows.

📚 About the Author

A.L. Childers is the author of works that explore the intersections of history, spirituality, and human connection. Her books include:

  • Archons: Unveiling the Parasitic Entities Shaping Human Thoughts
  • The Archonic Influence on Human Perception and Their Role in Human History
  • The Hidden Empire: A Journey Through Millennia of Oligarchic Rule
  • Roots to Health
  • Beyond Words: The Science of Seduction and Connection

Her writing blends myth, humor, and research to show how ancient stories still shape our modern lives.


⚖️ Disclaimer

This blog is for educational and entertainment purposes only. While based on real history, mythology, and scientific research, the humorous interpretations are creative takes meant to inspire curiosity and laughter. Always consult reliable sources for deeper research or professional advice.


✨ Final Thought

Crows aren’t just symbols of death and doom—they’re reminders of life’s humor, mystery, and transformation. They’re tricksters, guardians, and maybe even dancers under the moon.

So the next time you see a crow, don’t think of bad luck. Think: “There goes one of the smartest, funniest, most mystical creatures on Earth—probably late for the pagan rave.”

The Return of the Bison: How 100s of Buffalo Transformed a Desert and a History

Author: Audrey Childers
www.TheHypothyroidismChick.com
TikTok: @BreakTheMatrixAudrey

They left 100s of bison in the desert… and didn’t check back for 10 years.

What happened next was something no government agency, profit-hungry developer, or short-sighted planner ever expected: the land healed. The buffalo brought life back.

And yes, this really happened.

🦬 A Herd That Changed Everything

In one of the most surprising rewilding experiments, 100s of bison were reintroduced into a desert environment and left to survive on their own. The terrain was brutal. The conditions, unforgiving. But the results?

Insane.

The bison created wallows—shallow dips in the earth that trapped rainwater. Their hooves tilled the soil naturally. Their droppings seeded the land with nutrients. What looked like barren desert began to sprout wild grasses, insects, birds, and eventually… a thriving ecosystem.

The desert didn’t just survive the bison—it needed them.

🌵 A Lesson in Nature’s Balance

This story isn’t just about wildlife—it’s about what happens when we get out of the way.

Man nearly wiped bison off the map during the 1800s. Tens of millions were slaughtered, not just for profit—but for power. Killing off the buffalo meant starving out Indigenous tribes and conquering the land without resistance.

And now? The bison are taking it back. Silently. Slowly. Powerfully.

🔥 Why This Needs to Be Heard (Yes, HERD!)

This isn’t just a feel-good wildlife story—it’s a revelation about how colonization, corporate greed, and environmental exploitation continue to harm us. We’ve watched forests get replaced by strip malls. Rivers polluted by industry. And deserts drained by agriculture.

But when nature is given even the smallest chance to recover—it will. And it’ll do it better than any human-designed solution ever could.

🌎 What You Can Do

  • Support rewilding and conservation projects
  • Share this story—let it inspire people to believe in nature again
  • Rethink what “progress” really means

Because if a herd of bison can heal a desert, maybe we still have a chance too.

About the Author

Audrey Childers is a wellness advocate, licensed Medicare agent, and passionate truth-seeker behind TheHypothyroidismChick.com. With a bold voice, a journalist’s heart, and an unshakable belief in natural healing and justice, she writes to expose the systems that fail us—and highlight the miracles that still work when we let them. Audrey uses her platforms to inspire women to reclaim their health, protect the planet, and break free from outdated thinking.


⚠️ Disclaimer

This blog is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It reflects personal opinions and interpretations of publicly available information and viral videos. Readers are encouraged to conduct their own research, consult environmental professionals when necessary, and remain curious and critical in all matters related to health, history, and nature.