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The eastern copperhead is known to feed on a wide variety of prey, including invertebrates (primarily arthropods) and vertebrates. Like most pit vipers, the eastern copperhead is generally an ambush predator; it takes up a promising position and waits for suitable prey to arrive. As a common species within its range, it may be encountered by ...
Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve is a 50-acre (20 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Northampton County, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay side of Virginia's Eastern Shore. The small preserve protects coastal beach , dune , and maritime forest habitat, preserving a home for the northeastern beach tiger beetle ( Cicindela ...
Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state-managed protected areas that exist primarily for the benefit of wildlife. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia , 46 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over 216,000 acres (338 sq mi; 870 km 2 ).
A copperhead watches visitors from its habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. What do copperheads look like? Copperhead snakes are brownish-gray in color with an hourglass ...
The Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Poquoson, Virginia, located on the southwestern corner of the Chesapeake Bay.The 3,501-acre (14.17 km 2) refuge is located at about the midpoint of the Atlantic Flyway, and is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
The brown pattern can be mistaken for a full-grown copperhead, but baby copperheads look much different. Adult brown (or dekay) snake. • Color : Baby copperheads have neon green tails.
A copperhead watches visitors from its habitat at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Chuck Liddy/File photo. How to avoid a snake bite. Leave the snake alone.
James River Wildlife Management Area is a 1,213-acre (4.91 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Nelson County, Virginia, near the town of Wingina. It consists of hilly woodland and relatively level bottomland along slightly more than one mile (1.6 km) of the James River. Elevations at the area range from 350 to 500 feet (110 to 150 m) above ...