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Northern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen

Photo by 19bbarrick
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Field Notes

Description:

Found this Copperhead swimming in the Patapsco river

Habitat:

This is a snake of forests, old fields, swamps, dry sandy ridges adjacent to swamps, and agricultural fields adjacent to forests.

Species ID Suggestions

Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon​

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
You can compare here to images. The color pattern looks much more like a beautiful and harmless Northern Water Snake. http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/Squamata.aspx?SnakeName=Northern%20Copperhead
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PublishedOctober 18, 2017

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