http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/man-bitten-by-copperhead-in-southeast-missouri-dies/article_ad3fafde-c504-11e1-933b-001a4bcf6878.html
this article says 3rd person in MO to die from it, 3 people since the 30s, we should probably kill bees and dogs on sight since they are far more "deadly"