Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Agkistrodon
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 40 more. Common: recorded in 4807 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Meadow
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Floodplains
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
Related snakes
- Broad-banded Copperhead Agkistrodon laticinctus
- Mexican Moccasin Agkistrodon bilineatus
- Taylor's Cantil Agkistrodon taylori
- Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus
- Gloyd's Moccasin Agkistrodon howardgloydi
- Cantil Agkistrodon russeolus
- Florida Cottonmouth Agkistrodon conanti
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.