Jayto:

At that same camp, near Woodville, Texas, one of the staff members had a copperhead experience.   Staff were staying in four-man army surplus tents with wooden platforms. He walked out the open end of the tent, started to go down the steps and just just caught sight of a copperhead coiled in a warm spot right at the bottom step. I believe he did an Olympic-class jump, off one leg, no less. He cleared the snake by at least six feet.