copperhead
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that outdoor workers who step on or near a copperhead are most likely to be bitten.
From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023
“I knew better than to dig in a pile of leaves,” she says of her brush with the copperhead.
From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022
If you do see a copperhead, leave it alone or call a professional to relocate the snake to a safer place.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
Once, as we lifted the refrigerator, a copperhead bolted out and slithered over my sneaker.
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018
And once he turned out of his pocket a wadded-up baby copperhead that nearly threw Mama into spasms.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
