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copperhead

[kop-er-hed] / ˈkɒp ərˌhɛd /
NOUN
viper
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that outdoor workers who step on or near a copperhead are most likely to be bitten.

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

In one of Greene’s former cases, he met an avid triathlete in her 30s many weeks after she received a copperhead bite on the foot.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

When he brought her inside to examine the wounds, he saw “fang marks,” likely delivered by a venomous copperhead snake.

From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2018

His father reaches out to him with the thick, sinewy copperhead and Dill extends his hands.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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