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Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) swallowing a Cicada. The eastern copperhead is a diet generalist and is known to feed on a wide variety of prey, including invertebrates (primarily arthropods) and vertebrates.
Only the copperhead and the timber rattlesnake are found in the central Pennsylvania area. There are several ways to identify venomous snakes, including pupil size, head shape and pattern.
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. [2][3] The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica. [1] Eight species are currently recognized, [4][5] all of them monotypic and closely related. [6] Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils.
Milk, fox, and scarlet snakes are killed because of a resemblance to the venomous pygmy rattlers. Juvenile milk snakes, which are more reddish than adults, are often killed because they are mistaken for copperheads. Enough distinction exists among the five to make the eastern milk snake fairly easy to identify.
As always, there’s no need to panic if you see one. The short version of copperhead best practices include, according to local snake experts: Keep a sharp eye open for snakes while outside.
The northern copperhead snake has two shades of copper or a reddish-brown color — and wildlife officials have issued a warning in New Jersey for people to beware these venomous snakes.
This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs.
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (or northern copperhead) was formerly a venomous pit viper subspecies [2] found in the eastern United States. However, recent taxonomic changes do not recognize the northern copperhead (A. c. mokasen) as a valid taxon.