Close-up of a Northern Copperhead showing all seven identifying characteristics (see description for details).
Close-up of a Northern Copperhead showing all seven identifying characteristics on the snakes head [1. copper colored head; 2. triangular shaped head; 3. nine plates (large scales) on the forward portion of the top of its head; 4. heat sensory facial pit; 5. elliptical pupil; 6. enlarged supraocular scale (scale above the eye that makes the snake look like it is frowning); 7. the two dark spots in the center of the top of the snakes head.]
Size: 4200px × 3359px
Location: Brown County State Park, Nashville, IN, USA
Photo credit: © Anthony Wilson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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