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It overlaps with the eastern copperhead, eastern copperhead (A. contortrix) in the southern reaches of its range, making specimens there difficult to distinguish, but generally A. contortrix has banding that narrows at the spine, creating hourglass shapes, whereas A. laticinctus has even bands. They grow to approximately 20-36 inches (50–90 ...
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 ...
The Trans-Pecos copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster) [3] was once classified as a subspecies of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).However, DNA based studies published in 2008 and 2015, revealed no significant genetic difference between the Trans-Pecos copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster) and the broad-banded copperhead, (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus).
Copperhead: These are found in both wet and dry hardwood forests. They’re light brown to pinkish in color with darker, saddle-shaped crossbands. Markings are shaped like Hershey’s kisses from ...
Broad-banded copperhead [2] Eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma, central and Trans-Pecos Texas, and adjacent areas of northern Chihuahua and Coahuila, Mexico. A. howardgloydi. Conant 1984 [23] Gloyd's moccasin [18] Northwestern Costa Rica, western Nicaragua, southern Honduras. A. piscivorus (Lacépède 1798) [24] Northern cottonmouth [2]
The northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) was once classified as a subspecies of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).However, DNA based studies published in 2008 and 2015, revealed no significant genetic difference between the northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), the southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) and the Osage copperhead ...
The Osage copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster) was once classified as a subspecies of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).However, DNA based studies published in 2008 and 2015, revealed no significant genetic difference between the Osage copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster), the southern copperhead, (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix), and the northern copperhead ...
The pygmy copperhead is 60 cm (2.0 ft) long, and lives in South Australia and on Kangaroo Island. The highland copperhead is 1.25 m (4.1 ft) in length and lives in alpine areas of Victoria and New South Wales. The lowland copperhead reaches 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) in length and lives in southern Victoria into Tasmania. Their colour varies a great ...