Northern Copperhead
(Agkistrodaon contortrix mokasen)
DESCRIPTION: The Northern Copperhead is a moderately large snake that typically measures 24 to 36 inches in length. Its head is reddish-brown in color and its body is tan.
Northern Copperhead
Scientific Name: Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Size: 24-36 inches (61-90 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern
PAHERP Resource: Copperheads Mistaken Identity ...
Northern Copperhead
Relatives in same Genus
Common Cantil (A. bilineatus bilineatus)
Ornate Cantil (A. bilineatus taylori)
Southern Copperhead (A. contortrix contortrix)
Broad-banded Copperhead (A. contortrix laticinctus)
Osage Copperhead (A.
Northern Copperhead
Range
Inhabits northern and central Georgia and northern Alabama north to Massachusetts and west to Illinois; also northeast Mississippi and the piedmont of South Carolina ...
Northern Copperhead Species Profile
Known also by the vernaculars of chunk head and highland moccasin, the venomous northern copperhead is a relatively slow moving, abundant, viperine snake.
Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) by: Douthat
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The Northern Copperhead Snake is a very venomous snake. It is highly dangerous to people and their pets. If you think one of these snakes has bitten someone, seek medical help immediately.
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Adult body length: 24 - 36 inches ...
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Northern Copperhead
Taxonomy
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Genus/species: Agkistrodon contortrix ...
NORTHERN COPPERHEAD
Agkistrodon contortrix mokeson
Length 24-36 in.
(61-91 cm.) ...
The northern copperhead (A. contortrix mokasen) has crossbands that are wide along the sides and narrowing along the back. It has spots on its back between the bands.
The Northern copperhead is the only subspecies found in Ohio. It also ranges from Massachusetts and Connecticut southward on the Piedmont and highlands to Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Mississippi.
The timber rattlesnake can be found basking or hiding in a hollow log along side the Northern Copperhead, another venomous snake native to Pennsylvania.
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Sometimes the West Virginia milk snake confused for a northern copperhead and other species are often mistaken for copperheads.
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The Northern Copperhead is found in the Mountains and upper Piedmont. It is probable that most of the specimens from the Piedmont are intergrades although my experience has been that most appear more like Southerns.
Sadly, every year a number of Eastern Milk Snakes are mistaken for Northern Copperheads and killed.
Some other harmless snakes that you may find in your yard are black rat snakes, fox snakes, hognose snakes and banded water snakes. The venomous snakes that are found in the state are: northern copperhead, timber rattlesnake, ...
Dens may be shared with other snake species, such as black rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta), black racers (Coluber spp.), northern copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), and eastern gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) [4,30,31, ...
northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix mokasen)
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northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica)
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 See also: Snake, Copper, Copperhead, Reptile, Lizard
  
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