The man found the copperhead snake in the laundry room located next to his bedroom at a Chester, Va., apartment building Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
The snake discovery happened around 7:45 p.m. Sept. 17 at a home in Chester, and the man “jumped back” fast enough to avoid being bitten, according to Virginia Wildlife Management and Control.