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Venomous snakes. Agkistrodon contortrix—copperhead; A. piscivorus—cottonmouth or water moccasin; Crotalus atrox—western diamond-back rattlesnake; C. horridus—timber rattlesnake; C. viridis—prairie rattlesnake; Sistrurus catenatus—western massasauga rattlesnake; S. miliarius—western pygmy rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [1] of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers . Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents.
Roughly 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States, and about five of those people die. [4] Though most fatal bites are attributed to rattlesnakes, the copperhead accounts for more snakebites than any other venomous North American species. Rattlesnake bites are roughly four times as likely to result in ...
Oklahoma has twice the national average of snakebites annually, putting the state at fourth in the nation.. Though the state is home to over 44 different kinds of snakes, which are most active ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
These are timber rattlesnakes, a species of rattlesnake native to the East Coast. While timber rattlesnakes are considered endangered in Massachusetts these days, that wasn't always the case.
Eastern copperheads are habitat generalists which are species able to survive in different habitats (fragmented and unfragmented). [20] Within its range, it occupies a variety of different habitats. In most of North America, it favors deciduous forest and mixed woodlands. It is often associated with rock outcroppings and ledges, but is also ...
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.