copperhead
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The North American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, a type of pit viper.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023
Of these snakes, two were venomous—one copperhead and one cottonmouth.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
One venomous snake is exceptionally well-hidden in our yards and gardens: the copperhead.
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
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
Today Pyle's group has more than 176,000 members eagerly exchanging information about the region's venomous rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes, as well as its nonvenomous rat snakes and water snakes, among other harmless species.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
“Timber rattlers, copperheads and rat snakes are famous for denning together, usually on mountainsides or in rocky areas.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2020
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
They pull back the chicken-wire lids on their hinges and reach into the boxes with hooked poles, pulling out two rattlesnakes and two copperheads.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
