Mind your step on rocky ground,  Careful putting your foot down;  There's a creature that habits there,  To avoid him you must beware.  In the crevasses and under stones,  This cold-blooded denizen makes his home;  The copperhead is full of spite,  The only viper with a silent bite.  Stretched out lazing in the sun,  His peaceful act don't fool me none;  His insides are mean and cold,  And he'll lash out like a lightning bolt.  Coiled and waiting that's his plan,  To take what he can take when he can;  Friendship ain't no thing he heeds,  Victims are his only need.  On the ground keep a watchful eye,  Wear your boots laced every eye;  The copperhead is full of spite,  The only viper with the silent bite.