Copperhead snake

Eastern copperhead – Wikipedia

The eastern copperhead is a medium-sized, stout-bodied snake with a sensory pit (heat-sensing pit) between each nostril and eye. It is gray, copper, tan, …

Copperhead snakes: Facts, bites & babies – Live Science

Copperhead snakes: Facts, bites & babies | Live Science

Copperhead snakes are common in North America, and have the distinction of biting more people in the United States than any other snake.

Copperhead snakes – National Geographic

Copperhead snakes

The large US reptiles comfortably live among humans, and cause the most venomous snakebites. Here’s what you need to know about the species.

Copperhead Snake – The Australian Museum

All species of Copperhead Snakes are fairly similar in general form and colouration. They are moderately robust and muscular in build.

Copperhead | snake – Encyclopedia Britannica

Copperhead | snake | Britannica

copperhead, any of several unrelated snakes named for their reddish head colour. The North American copperhead Agkistrodon (also spelled Ancistrodon) contortrix is a venomous species found in swampy, rocky, and wooded regions of the eastern and central United States. Also called highland moccasin, it is a member of the viper family (Viperidae) and is placed in the subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers) because it has the characteristic small, sensory pit between each eye and nostril. It is usually less than 1 metre (3.28 feet) long and is a pinkish or reddish snake with a copper-coloured head and reddish brown, often hourglass-shaped,

Northern copperhead | Smithsonian’s National Zoo

The northern copperhead is a large, venomous snake found across the eastern United States in terrestrial and semiaquatic habitats. This copper-colored snake has an unmarked head and chestnut brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands along its body.

Copperhead Snake Facts | Agkistrodon contortrix

Copperhead Snake Facts | Agkistrodon contortrix – AZ Animals

Enjoy this expertly researched article on the Copperhead, including where Copperhead s live, what they eat & much more. Now with high-quality pictures

Species Profile: Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)

Species Profile: Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) | SREL Herpetology

Eastern Copperhead | Missouri Department of Conservation

The eastern copperhead is the most common venomous snake in Missouri. Its color varies from grayish brown to pinkish tan, with distinctive hourglass-shaped crossbands.