copperhead
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Today you could send me out onto the course with a bag containing a pogo stick, a copperhead and a mackerel, and I wouldn’t notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
As an emergency physician, Greene has treated more than 70 copperhead bite victims last year.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
Like when he showed her the longest snake recorded in Fairview was in 2019 and was a northern copperhead.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Found throughout the eastern and southern U.S., copperheads can easily survive in developed areas like suburban neighborhoods, which is one of the reason the species is responsible for the most venomous snake bites every year.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023
Farris says he's been doing local relocations for free for a couple of years, mostly rattlesnakes and copperheads.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
Here are ways to make your property less appealing to copperheads, according to Kimberly Wyatt, assistant professor of biology at Good Samaritan College in Ohio:
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
Officials did not say what type of snake was thought to have bitten the animal, but copperheads and rattlesnakes have been found on the Outer Banks, The Charlotte Observer reported.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2020
Turned out, no, copperheads can’t beat honey badgers.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
