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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.
But there are many other types of snakes in North Carolina, ... This copperhead snake, estimated to be 2 to 3 years old, was discovered in a Raleigh garden on Thursday, June 13, 2019. ...
Copperheads are by far the most common venomous snake in North Carolina, but many N.C. residents harbor false beliefs about the species.. Here's what to know about copperheads as weather heats up ...
Snakes across North Carolina hibernate individually in holes in the ground, Hall said. Very few species can make their own holes, so they often find stump holes and rodent burrows to spend much of ...
This is a list of reptile species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. [1] [2] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications. [3] [4] [5] (I) - Introduced [1] [2] (V) - Venomous snake [6]
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says that copperheads prefer areas with both cover and sun for basking, such as woodland edges. They can often be found in sawdust piles, stacks of ...
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.
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