Juvenile venomous Southern copperhead snake, Agkistrodon contortrix

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Juvenile venomous Southern copperhead snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, as it was coiled in a Decatur, Georgia basement. The adult copperhead pitviper grows to a length 50cm to 95cm. The name pitviper is derived from the fact that these snakes possess a heat-sensing organs situated inside a pit on either side of its head between the eye and nostril.

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Location: Decatur, Georgia, USA
Photo credit: © Scott Camazine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: agkistrodon, contortrix, copperhead, juvenile, pitviper, poisonous, snake, venomous, viper