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What is an Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen?
Its common name is the Northern Copperhead. It is also venomous snake.
What country is the copperhead snake native to?
The Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a native reptile of North America. See related link to Wikipedia for more information.
What kind of snake resembles a rattlesnake but has no rattle on its tail and was found in southern Louisiana?
The copperhead, Agkistrodon Contortrix, has a similar pattern, and may even vibrate its tail when threatened, as do cottonmouths, Agkistrodon Piscivorus..Both are in the Pit Viper family, sub family Crotalinae, along with the rattlesnakes.
What type of creature is a copperhead?
Copperhead is a venomous snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) of the eastern and central United States, having a reddish-brown body marked with darker crossbands arranged in an hourglass pattern.
Is a Copperhead snake same as water moccasin?
No. Copperheads and water moccasins are two different species, though they are closely related. The copperhead is Agkistrodon contortrix. The water moccasin is Agkistrodon piscivorus.
What is 3 poisonous snake in VA?
There are no specific poisonous snakes in Richmond, Indiana, but in Indiana, the Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), the Western Cottonmouth, otherwise known as the water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma), the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) are the snakes that are poisonous.
A poisonous snake?
Rattlesnake
What is the Scientific name of a cottonmouth?
The scientific name of a cottonmouth snake is Agkistrodon piscivorus.
Where are agkistrodon habitats?
sike
What genus does a copperhead belong in?
Agkistrodon
How many offspring can the copperhead lay?
Copperheads are ovoviviparous, which means that they give live birth (they don't lay eggs). The number of offspring that a female will produce depends heavily upon her size (larger snakes will produce more offspring). A female of the Southern subspecies (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) typically produces 4-8 young per year if she mates. They will have bright yellow (sulfurous) tails, but otherwise look like their parents.
What does agkistrodon and zaocys have in common?
They are genera of snakes.
