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

“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

One venomous snake is exceptionally well-hidden in our yards and gardens: the copperhead.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

Lancaster County resident Jesse Rothacker found the two copperhead snakes on the busy bike trail in the middle of their fall breeding.

From Fox News • Sep. 10, 2019

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

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner