The creepy moment venomous copperhead snake bites ITSELF after being decapitated



Creepy video shows the moment that a decapitated copperhead snake bites itself - thereby making 100 percent sure of its own death.



Huntsville, Alabama resident Sam Billiter posted the unusual video to his Facebook page on Monday inviting people to watch the snakes disconcerting reaction to its own body.



Finding the venomous snake in his woodpile outside his home, Billiter took the decision to kill it rather than run the risk of his wife, four-year-old boy or dog come to harm.

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Unusual: The copperhead snake lies decapitated on the woodpile of Sam Billiter's home

Chopping the snakes head off with a machete, Billiter videoed the aftermath, no doubt to post online.



'I wanted to take a video of its body moving without its head and within a couple of seconds it bit itself,' Billiter said according to Gawker. 'That's some crazy stuff right there.'

The video has since been posted onto YouTube and has garnered 95,000 views from people weirdly intrigued by the snakes reaction.



The video in total last around four minutes - but it is 30 seconds in that the snake's decapitated head strikes its flailing body and sinks its fangs in.

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Frightening: As the snakes body thrashes around - the head darts for it and sinks its fangs in

Venomous: The snakes head seems intent on not letting go of its own body - presumably pumping venom into itself