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Found in the eastern and central portions of Oklahoma, the venomous copperhead snake plays an important role in controlling to rodent and vermin populations, according to the wildlife department.
Leptotyphlops dulcis—blind snake; Liodytes rigida — glossy water snake; Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake; Nerodia erythrogaster—plain-bellied water snake; N. fasciata—banded water snake; N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake [1] N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake; Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green or rough green snake
Roughly 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States, and about five of those people die. [4] Though most fatal bites are attributed to rattlesnakes, the copperhead accounts for more snakebites than any other venomous North American species.
The body type is heavy, rather than slender. Neonates are born with green or yellow tail tips, which progress to a darker brown or black within one year. Adults grow to a typical length (including tail) of 50–95 cm (20–37 in). In most of North America, the eastern copperhead favors deciduous forest and mixed woodlands. It may occupy rock ...
Call the Oklahoma Center for Poison & Drug Information at 800-222-1222. In case of chest pain, difficulty breathing, face swelling or the loss of consciousness after a snakebite, call 911 immediately.
The sharp-tailed snake has an average total length (including tail) of 12–18 in (30–46 cm) as an adult. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine, which is the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Rather, the tail is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs, for consumption.
The mud snake usually grows to a total length (including tail) of 40 to 54 inches (1-1.4 m), [4] with the record total length being slightly over 80 inches (2 m). [5] This species is sexually dimorphic in size. Female adults are larger than males in total length. [6] The upperside of the mud snake is glossy black.
Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, [2] formerly considered a subspecies [3] of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.