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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

Of these snakes, two were venomous—one copperhead and one cottonmouth.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022

An average copperhead victim gets between six and ten vials of antivenom, but treatments vary depending on the bite, Greene said.

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

And once he turned out of his pocket a wadded-up baby copperhead that nearly threw Mama into spasms.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson