Eastern copperhead
The eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper that lives across much of the eastern United States. It has hourglass-shaped bands on a tan or reddish-brown body, which help it hide in leaves and clay. It is common, so people sometimes meet it without realising, and it makes up half of the treated snake bites in the United States.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Dark brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands on a light reddish-brown or brown background1
- A heavy, stout body rather than a slender one1
- A broad head that is distinct from the neck1
- Young have green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within a year1
- Adults are typically 50 to 95 cm long, including the tail1
Sovint es confon amb: The snout slopes down and back, so it looks less blunt than the snout of the cottonmouth. The head also extends further forward than the mouth.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: GreuUna mossegada necessita un metge. Les morts són molt rares.Copperhead bites account for half of the treated snake bites in the United States. Bites usually happen when people unknowingly step on or near the snake. It is generally nonaggressive and will strike only if threatened as a last resort.1
Què fa quan té por?
It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1
Si mossega
- Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, mantén l'extremitat mossegada a l'altura del cor, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
Quant pesa?
fa de llarg com 2 gats de casa del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 5 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 100 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Eastern copperhead comparat amb TU?
Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.
Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1
Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1
Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1
In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1
Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1
Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.
Veritat: They are generally nonaggressive. They usually freeze or flee, and they strike only if threatened as a last resort. Most bites happen when people step on or near them without noticing.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Agkistrodon contortrix
- Grup
- Escurçons de fosseta
- Família
- Viperidae2
- Ordre
- Squamata
- Continents
- Amèrica del Nord
- Cries
- Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
- Com li va a la natura
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
- Perill per a les persones
- 3 / 5: Greu3
D'on surten les dades
- Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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