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Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix
Ci turam: The generic name comes from Greek words meaning 'hook' and 'tooth'. The species name comes from the Latin for 'twisted', after the pinched, hourglass-shaped bands on its back.1
Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye màtt laaj na doktoor.
Vipère à fossettes Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

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

Dafay dund ci
Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Kër
It favours deciduous forest and mixed woodlands in most of its range, and often sits on rock outcroppings and ledges. It is also found in low-lying, swampy areas. Bites happen when people step on or near it, especially where it lies hidden in dead leaves or red clay.1
Guddaay
50 cm ba 95 cm (1,6 ft ba 3,1 ft)1
Diisaay
102 g ba 343 g (4 oz ba 12 oz)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats a wide range of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, mice and small birds. It is mainly an ambush predator that waits in a good position for prey to arrive, though it actively hunts insects. It uses facial pit organs to sense heat and make accurate strikes.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Eastern copperhead
Eastern copperhead. Foto: unknown. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

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

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1

Su màttee

  • Def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu te dal, yemale cër bi ñu màtt ak kawewaayu xol bi, dindi jaaro yi ak lu xat lépp, te yóbbu ko lopitaan ci gaaw.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Eastern copperhead guddaayam lu tollu ci 95 cm (3,1 ft)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ab xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)

Ni mu diise?

diis na ni 3 banaana
guddu na ni 2 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 5 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 100 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Eastern copperhead ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1

2

Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1

3

Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1

4

In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1

5

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

6

Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

Dëgg: 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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Agkistrodon contortrix
Mbooloo
Vipère à fossettes
Njaboot
Viperidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Liir yi
Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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