Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 16,424
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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 Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern copperhead”.