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Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

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40.6096, -75.6049

Field Notes

Description:

Northern Copperhead subspecies (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen). Adult female of healthy size (~ 2 feet). Did not seem alarmed by our presence.

Habitat:

Rocky area just outside of a crevice that eventually lead to mountains. Railroad tracks nearby. Around the same area that the melanistic Timber Rattlesnake was found.

Notes:

Compare to the Southern Copperhead found in Georgia.

Reference Links:

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, PA HERP IDENTIFICATION » Northern Copperhead

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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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