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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.
The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
The snake has 127-157 ventral scales and 36-71 subcaudals. Of the latter, some may be divided. The anal scale is single. All have a color pattern of 10-20 dark crossbands on a lighter ground color, although sometimes the crossbands are staggered as half bands on either side of the body. [7] The phylogeny of the species has long been controversial.
On the head are usually 9 large symmetrical plates, 6–10 (usually 8) supralabial scales, and 8–13 (usually 10) sublabial scales. [11] The color pattern consists of a pale tan to pinkish-tan ground color that becomes darker towards the foreline, overlaid with a series of 10–18 (13.4) crossbands.
What to do if there’s a copperhead snake on your porch. Let it pass by: It’s always best to give space and time to any wildlife species you come across, the Wildlife Resource Commission advises.
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).
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The northern copperhead grows to a typical length of 61–91 cm (24–36 in), with a maximum of 135 cm (53 in). [8] The dorsal scales are weakly keeled. The anal plate is single. The subcaudals are single, at least anteriorly. [8] The color pattern consists of an hourglass pattern that runs the length of the body.