copperhead

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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

It wasn't long before she had her own run-ins with the slithering creatures—including a bite she received from a copperhead while doing yardwork.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022

“It happened a second time. I looked outside, and there was a copperhead sunning itself on the concrete pad. Ratcliff saved me from a nasty confrontation.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021

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

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