The common name for this snake is the American Copperhead. This name fits them, because when they are adults they have a head and neck similar to the color copper. Adult copper heads can range in size from one and a half feet to three feet. They are found in twenty six U.S. states. They are found in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South and North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

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This snake is placed with pit vipers, and like other vipers, they ambush their prey. They wait in one place until  prey goes by. Their diet consists of mostly small rodents . Their venom is not considered to be life threatening, but if bitten you should seek medical attention. There is no anti-venom but cottonmouth antivenom can be used for severe inflammation.

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Author: John C