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Agkistrodon contortrix
Relatively small pit viper located in the southeastern United States, usually growing to 3-4 ft long. Females grow larger than males, and often display darker coloration, but the same patterns. The copperhead has a mild hemo-toxic venom, which isn't deadly to humans. Most deaths that do occur are due to some type of allergic reaction.
Pine forests, leafy undergrowth, and usually under some sort of cover. The snake will lay out and bask in the early morning sun and retreat to cover as the heat I the day comes on.
This snake is diurnal, meanin it hunts/feeds at night, so in the evening the snakes will stir and begin hunting
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