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Eastern copperhead - Wikipedia The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a widespread species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae
Copperhead snakes: Facts, bites babies - Live Science North American copperheads are pit vipers — snakes that have heat-sensitive pit organs between the eye and the nostril on each side of their head These pits detect minute differences in
Identifying Copperhead Snakes - Home Garden Information Center The copperhead gets its name from the coppery-tan color found mainly on its head and throughout parts of its body down to the tail Since the copperhead is a pit viper, you’ll notice a very distinctive triangular-shaped head
Copperheads and Similar Looking Harmless Species The most common snake misidentified as a copperhead is the harmless juvenile Eastern Ratsnake (formerly called the blackrat snake) The Eastern Ratsnake starts life with a strong pattern of gray or brown blotches on a pale gray background
10 Facts About Copperhead Snakes - WorldAtlas Southern Copperhead on the North Carolina Coast The copperhead's most striking feature gives the species its common name: a broad, triangular head painted in brilliant copper-red hues that seem to glow in filtered forest light This distinctive coloration serves as both camouflage among autumn leaves and a warning to potential threats
How to Identify a Copperhead: The 5 Step Guide (With Pictures) What is a Copperhead? A copperhead is one of the three groups of American pit-vipers that live in the United States Along with the cottonmouth (water moccasin) and all rattlesnake species, the copperhead completes the “triumvirate” of commonly seen venomous snakes in North America
Copperhead Snakes - Facts, Venom Habitat Information - Animal Corner The Copperhead Snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) is shorter than both the Coral snake and the Cottonmouth snake The Copperhead Snake is the most often encountered snake in Eastern parts of the United States such as Alabama, Missouri and Arkansas
Copperhead snakes | National Geographic These large snakes, found through the southern and eastern United States, have bodies that range from tan to copper to gray, with characteristic hourglass-shaped stripes The reptiles grow to
Copperhead | NC Wildlife Deriving its common name from its coppery brown head, the copperhead also is known by such local names as “pilot,” “chunkhead,” “poplar leaf” and “highland moccasin ” The copperhead is a rather heavy-bodied snake with an average adult length between 2 and 3 feet