The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a widespread species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern United States of …

May 18, 2025 · Illinois is home to only one copperhead species: the eastern copperhead. The eastern copperhead is a North American pit viper from the Crotalinae subfamily and the …

The eastern copperhead averages 24 to 36 inches in length. It has a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head between the eye and the nostril. The head is flattened and much wider than …

Jun 18, 2024 · North American copperheads are pit vipers — snakes that have heat-sensitive pit organs between the eye and the nostril on each side of their head. These pits detect minute …

Apr 14, 2025 · The copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix), also called the eastern copperhead, is a venomous snake that is endemic to the United States, with a habitat that …

It is usually less than 1 metre (3.28 feet) long and is a pinkish or reddish snake with a copper-coloured head and reddish brown, often hourglass-shaped, crossbands on its back. It takes …

Jun 18, 2025 · Coiled beneath a fallen log in the Appalachian foothills, a copperhead snake lies motionless, its bronze-hued scales catching dappled sunlight. This master of camouflage …

These snakes are light reddish-brown in color, with distinctive dark brown hour-glass markings overlaid. They can grow to over 1m in length and live in forests and woodlands of America and …

The copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a venomous pit viper endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae. As a common …

These large snakes, found through the southern and eastern United States, have bodies that range from tan to copper to gray, with characteristic hourglass-shaped stripes. The reptiles …