Copperhead Animal Pictures

Agkistrodon contortrix

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Close-up of venomous Copperhead Snake. Its head, whose color gives the snake its common name, is broad and wedge-shaped.
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Close-up of venomous Copperhead Snake. Its head, whose color gives the snake its common name, is broad and wedge-shaped.

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Northern Copperhead (agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) on leaf litter - taken in New Jersey. Its ground color is pale brown to pinkish-brown, and it has darker, hour-glass shaped bands down its body.
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Northern Copperhead (agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) on leaf litter - taken in New Jersey. Its ground color is pale brown to pinkish-brown, and it has darker, hour-glass shaped bands down its body.

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The body of the Copperhead ranges from 2 to usually less than 4 feet, but it is robust.
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The body of the Copperhead ranges from 2 to usually less than 4 feet, but it is robust.

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The Copperhead’s scales are keeled, and their eyes have vertical pupils that make them resemble cat’s eyes.
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The Copperhead’s scales are keeled, and their eyes have vertical pupils that make them resemble cat’s eyes.

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Female Osage Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster, and neonate baby copperheads shortly after live birth.
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Female Osage Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster, and neonate baby copperheads shortly after live birth.

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copperhead vs rattlesnake
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Broad-Banded Copperhead, Agkistrodon laticinctus isolated on a white background.

Will Cicadas Cause More Snakes

Will Cicadas Cause More Snakes
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Large copperhead snake, a snake native to the United States, will readily eat Cicadas.

Northern Copperhead (agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) on leaf litter - taken in New Jersey

Copperhead snake
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A Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) lying on leaf litter.

What Does a Copperhead Snake Look Like
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Trans-Pecos Copperhead, Agkistrodon laticinctus pictigaster, lying on gravel.

What Does a Copperhead Snake Look Like
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Broad-Band Copperhead snake (Agkistrodon laticinctus) on black background

Southern Copperhead Snake stock photo USA, Snake, Copperhead, Camouflage, Poisonous A Copperhead snake hiding in the leaves.

copperhead camouflaged in leaves
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Copperheads are easily hidden on the ground because of their color.

Snakes in Mississippi - Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
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Closeup of coiled eastern copperhead snake.

Eastern Copperhead
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Eastern copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) are not aggressive, but bite more people than any other snake. Why? Because they get stepped on.