copperhead snake
Camouflaged American viper
A copperhead snake is a venomous pit viper native to eastern North America, named for its copper-colored head.
The snake has distinctive hourglass-shaped bands on its body and favors wooded, rocky habitats.
Its bite is painful but rarely fatal to humans.
Watch your step—copperhead snakes like to hide under fallen leaves.
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- pit vipersVenomous snakes with heat-sensing organs
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
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copperhead snakeconstrictor
Snake killing by compression
boa constrictor · python · anaconda · king snake · rat snake
copperhead snakegarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
corn snake · garden snake · milk snake · rat snake · green snake
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