I grill for about 3 minutes a side at high heat, then place on an upper shelf in a cooler part of the grill (indirect heat below 300F) to let the steak rest and slowly warm up to 130F (medium rare). Experience, or a quality instant read thermometer, is your friend.
Re: Copperheads smell like cucumbers. probably from some farmer in the 1800's who stumbled on a snake in his garden... I din knode itwas, martha- it blended right in.. or there I was... just me and the snake... the only thing I had to defend myself was this cucumber...
Snakes taste and smell the world using their tongues. The two tips on their tongues pick up odor and taste molecules and transport them to the Jacobson's organ on the roof of the snake's mouth. The faster the snake is flicking its tongue, the more intently it is sniffing the air.