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Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Tan body with dark brown saddles down the back. This is a pretty young one and still has his yellow tail, which they use to stick up in the air and wiggle like a worm to attract lizards, which they then eat.

Habitat:

This is as flipped, he was found under a log on a rainy, cool day. Mostly oak forest.

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Agkistrodon contortrix

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Comments (8)
AshleyT
Definitely. The other copperhead we found, also flipped under a log, had itself buried in the leaf litter a little bit. My friend was digging through the leaf litter looking for salamanders and brushed his hand over it several times before he uncovered it and saw it. Luckily they aren't aggressive and it was cold so that snake didn't move at all!
dotun55
That's some camouflage. Easy to miss in the brown leaf litter.
AntónioGinjaGinja
The yellow tail detail is perfect and the mimetic patterns of the skin are very nice,this one can skip to a non pro -herper-eye.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome Ashley,beautifull capture,great info,congrats and thanks for sharing
AshleyT
Thanks Hema and Tom! But Tom, I'm pretty sure you make me jealous way more than I make you jealous haha
Tom15
Nice one Ashley! Now I'm jealous:-)
HemaShah
very interesting information about the tail. Great series too.

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PublishedApril 12, 2014

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