copperhead

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The North American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, a type of pit viper.

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

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

Once, as we lifted the refrigerator, a copperhead bolted out and slithered over my sneaker.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

“You can always tell a copperhead by its markings,” Daddy told me.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson