Snake mistake: Attleboro bite not from copperhead

State wildlife authorities now say there was a snake mistake in Attleboro up-to-date dogs bitten by a snake were not attacked by a copperhead City functionaries issued a warning Wednesday after receiving record 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 disclosed it s likely a Northern Watersnake The agency noted copperheads are only determined at a minimal locations across the state