Eastern copperhead
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The eastern copperhead, also known simply as the copperhead, is a widespread species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern United States of America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotal
Copperhead distribution
Copperhead swallowing a cicada.
Eating a DeKay's brown snake
Eating a northern slimy salamander
Agkistrodon
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Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the northeastern United States to northern Costa Rica. Eight species are
Eastern copperhead
…IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Agkistrodon Species: A. contortrix Binomial name Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) Synonyms List Boa contortrix Linnaeus, 1766 Scytale contortrix — Sonnini…
Agkistrodon bilineatus showing the large symmetrical platelike scales on the crown of the head that are characteristic of all species in the genus. The hazy blue eyes are typical of snakes that will soon shed their skin.
Agkistrodon bilineatus 2
Eastern Copperhead Flickr 2nd Peter
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus