Northern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
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Copperhead look-a-likes :: Cottonmouth look-a-likes
| Common Name: | Northern Copperhead |
| Scientific Name: | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
| Etymology: | |
| Genus: | Agkistrodon is derived from the Greek word ancistron which means "fishhook".
This is in reference to recurved fangs. |
| Species: | contortrix is from the Latin word contortus which means "twisted" or
"intricate" in reference to the dorsal pattern. |
| Subspecies: | mokasen is the Native American Algonquian word meaning "moccasin". |
| Vernacular Names: | Dumb
rattlesnake, red adder, red eye, red snake, white oak snake, deaf snake,
beech-leaf snake, chuck head, copper adder, copper-bell, deaf adder, hazel head,
popular leaf snake, thunder snake, harlequin snake. |
| Average Length: | 24-36 in. (61-90 cm) |
| Virginia Record Length: | 48 in. (121.9 cm) |
| Record length: | 53 in. (134.6 cm) |
Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet
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Arlington Countyneonates with yellow tail tips |
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| Pulaski Co. | Douthat State Park |
