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Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

36 inch long snake with light tan body and darker brown hour-glass saddlebags. The head was a much lighter, glossy copper color.

Habitat:

Rural farmland on a paved road at night during a rain storm.

Reference Links:

Northern Copperhead

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PublishedOctober 18, 2015

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