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Jul 31, 2022 · By Ben Biggs, Jessie Szalay. published 31 July 2022. What's a copperhead snake bite like? Where are copperhead snakes found? What are their habits? An adult copperhead snake, often found...
- Ways to Identify the Copperhead. 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.
- Head. 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.
- Body Shape. The pit vipers that live in South Carolina all have heavy, stocky bodies with pronounced heads. Nonvenomous snakes in our area tend to have long, slender bodies that align with their head.
- Pattern and Camouflage. The body color of a copperhead is typically a pale tan to brown color with an almost light pink tint to it. They have a darker brown crossband pattern down the length of their body that resembles an hourglass shape.
Learn about the copperhead snake, a common venomous species found in the eastern and central United States. Find out how they get their name, what they eat, how they breed, and how they sense their environment. See stunning photos of their bronze-hued heads and hourglass-shaped stripes.
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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. Fact Sheet. Conservation.
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Learn about the Copperhead Snake, a venomous snake that has a coppery head and neck and lives in Eastern parts of the US. Find out its characteristics, habitat, behaviour, diet, reproduction and venom. Compare it with other snakes and cottonmouth snakes.
Learn about the Copperhead, a venomous snake that lives in central and eastern North America and has five different subspecies. Find out its description, habitat, diet, venom, and interesting facts about this snake that is often misidentified as a copperhead.
