Copperhead snake under Hobart family's Christmas tree no match for three wise dogs WedWednesday 16 updated WedWednesday 16 DecDecember 2020 at 8:13pm Ella Richardson with the copperhead snake (in blue-topped container) and the pot it was initially trapped in. ( Print text only Cancel It's not a normal Christmas gift you'd find under a tree, but one Tasmanian family were shocked to discover a snake hiding amongst presents. Key points: A cooking pot was used to contain the reptile while they waited for help Reptile rescuers say they're receiving more callouts as the weather gets warmer Felicity Richardson, from Glenlusk on Hobart's outskirts, was woken by her barking dogs around 1:00am on Monday.