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 United States of 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
The Copperhead Snake Is Seldom Lethal But Always Venomous The copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix), also called the eastern copperhead, is a venomous snake that is endemic to the United States, with a habitat that covers nearly all of the Atlantic seaboard from Georgia to Connecticut and from western Florida to western Texas
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
Identifying Copperhead Snakes - Home Garden Information Center There are several ways to identify a copperhead Once you are familiar with these key characteristics, you’ll be able to successfully distinguish between the copperhead and other venomous and nonvenomous snakes in the area
Eastern Copperhead Snake Facts - Fact Animal These snakes are light reddish-brown in color, with distinctive dark brown hour-glass markings overlaid They can grow to over 1m in length and live in forests and woodlands of America and Mexico Eastern Copperheads are widespread throughout the US and Mexico
How to Identify a Copperhead: The 5 Step Guide (With Pictures) 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