Snake mistake: Attleboro bite not from copperhead

State wildlife leaders now say there was a snake mistake in Attleboro fresh dogs bitten by a snake were not attacked by a copperhead City executives issued a warning Wednesday after receiving account 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 mentioned it s likely a Northern Watersnake The agency declared copperheads are only located at a minimal locations across the state