You may have heard of the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), but could you pick one out of a lineup of venomous snakes? If ...

It usually takes two snakes — a female and a male — to make a litter of baby copperheads. But research now shows that copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) and their venomous cousins ...

As Helen points out, the Agkistrodon contortrix , or as most people call it, the copperhead snake, is venomous, so it's not something you'd be happy to see on a hike. "Cute but ...

NC Poison Control gets 10 times more calls about copperhead bites than all others combined. Here's keep them out of your yard this summer and more.

Osage copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) ... The Osage copperhead is one of five sub-species of copperhead (genus Agkistrodon) found in North America. Length: 24 to 36 inches.

Photograph showing a close-up, profile view of the brown and tan patterned head and eye of a juvenile, venomous, Southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) image courtesy CDC/James Gathany ...

A photo of the venomous snake—properly known as Agkistrodon contortrix—hiding in plain sight went viral on Twitter last night, stumping thousands of people. The photo was taken by Jerry Davis ...

More than 1,300 kids are bitten by snakes each year in the U.S. — and an increasing number of these bites come from the venomous copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix), a new study finds. In ...

Agkistrodon Contortrix -- also known as the Copperhead snake. This photo is in the public domain sourced via Wikimedia Commons. Ltshears Wikimedia Commons The Georgia snakes have officially come ...

By Brian Switek of Nature magazine. It usually takes two snakes — a female and a male — to make a litter of baby copperheads. But research now shows that copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix ...

Agkistrodon Contortrix -- also known as the Copperhead snake. This photo is in the public domain sourced via Wikimedia Commons. Ltshears Wikimedia Commons Mallory Maher loves snakes. She considers ...