Copperhead snake bites itself after being decapitated (Video)

If you thought chopping off the head of a venomous snake is a good way to ensure you won’t get bitten, you would be mistaken. As a viral video is showing, a copperhead snake that had been decapitated actually bit itself. Its head was completely separated when it sunk its fangs into the part of its body to which it used to be connected.

The video starts off with the snake already headless, its body still writhing around a bit. The head lies still until it appears to have had enough of the tail’s taunting.