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...
The cucumber smell is associated with cottonmouths for the most part. Of the copperheads I have seen, none gave off any kind of odor or smell. I thought one did smell like rotten eggs but soon realized that the odor was coming from me as I had a spell of gas. Gone Fishing Â· 9 years ago.