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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 copperhead has distinctive, dark brown, hourglass-shaped markings, overlaid on a light reddish ...
Gloyd, 1969 [1] Common names: Osage copperhead, central copperhead.[2] Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster was formerly a venomous pit viper subspecies [3] found in the central region of the United States. However, recent taxonomic changes do not recognize the Osage copperhead (A. c. phaeogaster) as a valid taxon.
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Ancistrodon contortrix laticinctus. – Schmidt, 1953[1] 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.
Missouri is home to 43 types of snakes, with around 27 varieties found in the Kansas City area. They range in size from the tiny 7-inch Flat-Headed Snake to the Bullsnake , which can reach up to ...
Copperheads are our area’s most common venomous snake. They can be found in any environment within the Triangle — you can find them in wooded areas while hiking, splayed out on the sidewalk in ...
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).
According to the Carolinas Poison Center, copperhead bites can be “severe,” but generally are not as bad as bites from other venomous North Carolina snakes. About half of all copperhead bites ...