A state
Capitol police officer has killed a copperhead snake on the Capitol grounds in Charleston
West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said Thursday the officer borrowed a shovel from construction workers on the north edge of the complex Wednesday to kill the snake, which was then taken elsewhere and buried.
The copperhead was killed in an area near where an employee had spotted a snake while walking to her car Tuesday.Messina
He says he wasn't sure if it's the same snake, so officers will keep watch for additional sightings.
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said Thursday the officer borrowed a shovel from construction workers on the north edge of the complex Wednesday to kill the snake, which was then taken elsewhere and buried.
The copperhead was killed in an area near where an employee had spotted a snake while walking to her car Tuesday.
He says he wasn't sure if it's the same snake, so officers will keep watch for additional sightings.
