Missouri teen discovers copperhead snake inside washing machine while doing laundry

Doing laundry can be a mundane household chore, but one Greene County teen discovered a slithery surprise when she went to put her wet clothes into the dryer.

A copperhead was in the freshly washed load the evening of July 9, said Jessica Bruner, the 15-year-old’s mother.

“When she pulled a pair of shorts out, the copperhead came out of it,” Bruner told the News-Leader Monday. “It was sitting on top of the clothes, trying to strike.”

The working theory Bruner has is that the snake somehow crawled into the basket while it was placed on the ground.

After taking a quick photograph, Brunner attempted to get the reptile with a grabber tool.

“At waist height, it was a little hard because it was trying…