copperhead
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The North American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, a type of pit viper.
From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023
“I knew better than to dig in a pile of leaves,” she says of her brush with the copperhead.
From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022
If you do see a copperhead, leave it alone or call a professional to relocate the snake to a safer place.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
Once, as we lifted the refrigerator, a copperhead bolted out and slithered over my sneaker.
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018
He could scent a diamond-back rattler or a copperhead long before I saw it, and he’d let me know that it was there.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
