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

Kako ga prepoznati
- 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
Često se miješa s: 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
Otrovna snaga
Otrov izlazi kroz očnjake ili zube kad ugrize.
Koliko je opasno za ljude?
Opasnost za ljude: OzbiljnoUgriz treba pokazati liječniku. Smrtni slučajevi su vrlo rijetki.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
Što radi kad se uplaši?
It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1
Ako ugrize
- Neka osoba miruje i bude smirena, drži ugriženi ud u visini srca, skini prstenje i sve što steže i brzo je odvedi u bolnicu.
Uvijek prvo nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911). Ovo su opće upute za prvu pomoć, a ne liječnički savjet. Osnove prve pomoći
Ostani na sigurnom
- Nikad ne diraj, ne hvataj i ne zadirkuj divlju životinju, čak ni malu, i čak ni ako izgleda kao da spava ili je mrtva.
- Ostavi joj prostora. Ako je sretneš, ne paniči, polako se odmakni i pusti je da ode svojim putem.
- Ako te neka ugrize: ne paniči, miruj, nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911) ili brzo idi u bolnicu. Zapamti kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaže.
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moglo bi pretrčati 100 metara za 100 sekundi (najbržem čovjeku treba 9,6)Koliko je Eastern copperhead velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?
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Koliko je brzo?
Činjenice
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
Razbijač mitova
Mit: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.
Istina: 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
Za stručnjake za otrove
- Znanstveni naziv
- Agkistrodon contortrix
- Skupina
- Jamičarke
- Obitelj
- Viperidae2
- Redoslijed
- Squamata
- Kontinenti
- Sjeverna Amerika
- Mladunci
- Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
- Kako mu ide u divljini
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
- Opasnost za ljude
- 3 / 5: Ozbiljno3
Odakle su činjenice
- Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
- Venom Wiki: razina opasnosti, tipična veličina i procijenjena brzina naše su. Pogledaj kako ih izračunavamo: Kako ocjenjujemo opasnost.
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