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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.
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.
This is a list of known snakes in Missouri, United States. ... Eastern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix [5] Northern Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus.
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.
Briggler told The Star that only two types of venomous snakes live in the Kansas City area. The first is the Eastern Copperhead, the most common venomous snake in Missouri. This chubby snake is ...
Get to Know Copperhead Snakes Copperhead snakes get their name from their copper-colored heads and chestnut-brown bodies. They are beautiful snakes, but they are feared and misunderstood.
Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri. Missouri is home to a diversity of flora, fauna and funga.There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes.
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.