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Broad-banded Copperhead

Agkistrodon laticinctus

The Broad-banded Copperhead is a snake with beautiful patterns on its skin. It has a wide, banded appearance that helps it blend into the forest floor, making it a special part of nature.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Broad-banded Copperhead is a medium-sized venomous snake, featuring striking hourglass-shaped bands that are broad and dark reddish-brown against a lighter copper or tan background. Its head is distinctly copper-colored, making it visually distinct from many other snakes.

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Broad-banded Copperhead
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Broad-banded Copperhead

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Baby copperheads have a bright yellow tail tip, which they wiggle to lure prey!

Copperheads get their name from the reddish-brown color of their head.

These snakes are born live, not from eggs laid in a nest.

They are often found near streams and rocky areas, or under logs.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Thermal Vision

Broad-banded Copperhead can 'see' heat using special pit organs, which helps them hunt warm-blooded prey in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Perfect Camouflage

Broad-banded Copperhead has a unique banded pattern that helps them blend seamlessly into leaf litter and forest floors.

Fähigkeit

Warning Wiggle

Broad-banded Copperhead can rapidly vibrate its tail when threatened, warning predators to stay away.

Fähigkeit

Venomous Bite

Broad-banded Copperhead can inject mild venom, which helps them overpower small prey quickly.

Maße und Details

Länge
60-90 cm
Gewicht
0.1-0.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-20 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-10

Ernährung und Fütterung

These snakes are carnivores, mostly eating small rodents and frogs.

Hauptnahrung

  • mice
  • voles
  • frogs
  • lizards
  • small birds
  • insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

A common prey item in their woodland habitats.

hunts

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Frequently preys on frogs near water sources.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Large birds of prey can hunt copperheads.

eaten by

Black Racer

Coluber constrictor

Larger, non-venomous snakes may prey on them.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

If you see a snake, it's best to stay calm and walk away. Snakes like to be left alone.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Broad-banded Copperhead?

60-90 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Broad-banded Copperhead?

0.1-0.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad-banded Copperhead?

15-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Broad-banded Copperhead?

5 km/h

Was frisst Broad-banded Copperhead?

These snakes are carnivores, mostly eating small rodents and frogs.

Wo findet man Broad-banded Copperhead normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Broad-banded Copperhead?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Broad-banded Copperhead?

3-10

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