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The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.
The eastern United States from extreme southeastern Virginia, south through peninsular Florida and west to Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, eastern and southern Oklahoma and eastern and central Texas. A few records exist from along the Rio Grande in Texas , but these are thought to represent isolated populations that possibly no longer exist.
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (or northern copperhead) was formerly a venomous pit viper subspecies [2] found in the eastern United States. However, recent taxonomic changes do not recognize the northern copperhead ( A. c. mokasen ) as a valid taxon.
Copperheads are NC’s most common venomous snake, and sometimes they come a little too close to our front doors.
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The eastern copperhead is the most common venomous snake in Missouri. Its color varies from grayish brown to pinkish tan, with distinctive hourglass-shaped crossbands. Missouri Department of ...
The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.
Missouri is home to six venomous snakes, and the Eastern Copperhead is the most common. Here’s what to do in the rare event of a bite.