Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon laticinctus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,514
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, formerly considered a subspecies of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Agkistrodon laticinctus”.