Spot a Copperhead Snake
The Copperhead snake accounts for the most venomous snake bites in the United States. The bites are dangerous but not life threatening in healthy adults. Medical attention saves many lives when dealing with a bite. The copperhead's name is derived from their copper coloring and is also known as the highland Moccasin. Spotting a copperhead is fairly easy in an area where they are abundant. Here's spot a copperhead.
Instructions
1. Look for a copperhead in its habitat. Watch out for copperheads in any area since they tend to adapt, but especially in damp areas with lots of red and brown leaves. Copperheads hide in areas with lots of vegetation, rock crevices, and decaying wood.
2. Find copperheads in certain states of the . The Copperhead is found in states from the Florida panhandle north to Massachusetts and westward through most states until Nebraska.
3. Notice copperheads at particular seasons and months of the year. Copperheads are out and about during the day in the spring and summer. In the fall they become nocturnal and only come out to feed at night. The snake hibernates in the winter in a den. The copperhead is known to den with several other varieties of snakes.
4. Determine the snake you spotted is a copperhead by its patterns and characteristics. Copperheads are usually two to 53 inches long and are orange or copper with brownish red crossbands. There are five species with two subspecies living in the Carolinas. They are pit vipers and have a pit for heat sensing in the middle of their eyes. They are usually not aggressive unless provoked.
5. Watch the snake's behavior to determine if it is a copperhead. Watch out for many copperheads in a given area or the same copperhead reappearing often. The copperheads range is eight acres to 24 acres depending on whether the snake is male or female. They give birth to up to 14 young at a time and these young stay within those same boundaries. The snake also freezes when they sense movement and "play" dead. Most slither away when safe.
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