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

On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022

An average copperhead victim gets between six and ten vials of antivenom, but treatments vary depending on the bite, Greene said.

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

His father reaches out to him with the thick, sinewy copperhead and Dill extends his hands.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner