The copperheads in Ohio are actually a subspecies of the common copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) known as northern copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen). They grow up to three feet long and ...
Mississippi is home to the eastern copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix). Copperheads are venomous pit vipers known to freeze when they feel humans approaching. Most other snakes slither quickly away, ...