copperhead
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The North American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, a type of pit viper.
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
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
When he brought her inside to examine the wounds, he saw “fang marks,” likely delivered by a venomous copperhead snake.
From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2018
“You can always tell a copperhead by its markings,” Daddy told me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
