copperhead
Example Sentences
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“Two hours in, there just started to be a torrential downpour. I was getting beat up constantly. I took a couple falls. I almost stepped on a copperhead.”
From Washington Post
“Don’t be surprised if you see copious amounts of copperheads coming out to enjoy an easy cicada snack,” warned a New Jersey radio station.
From Washington Post
On his arms dangled two venomous copperhead snakes, mottled in brown and tan.
From National Geographic
We do this not only to protect Oscar from the poisonous native copperhead snakes, but also because we respect the native birds, rabbits, lizards and squirrels that have a rightful existence outside.
From Washington Post
A few weeks before Christmas, Tasmania resident Felicity Richardson found a copperhead snake under her tree, trapping it under a pot until a local reptile specialist could arrive.
From Fox News
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