Snake mistake: Attleboro bite not from copperhead

State wildlife authorities now say there was a snake mistake in Attleboro contemporary dogs bitten by a snake were not attacked by a copperhead City functionaries issued a warning Wednesday after receiving statement of a dangerous snake biting two dogs along the Mile River Mass Wildlife believes the snake may have been misidentified as a venomous Copperhead but reported it s likely a Northern Watersnake The agency revealed copperheads are only detected at a meager locations across the state