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...
Making the world better, one answer at a time. If you live in an area with a lot of snakes, what you may be experiencing is a contamination of your water. Some snakes emit an onion-like odor when scared (like a skunk does). What makes this potentially dangerous is that you may also be ingesting their feces as well, which can contain Salmonella and/or tapeworm eggs.