COPPERHEAD

LENGTH AND WEIGHT

• It is 2-3 feet long
• Average weight not determined
• Average life span is 8 years

COLOR AND PATTERN

• Red and copper colored head
• Rest of body shaded differently
• Pinkish to gray-brown
• Chestnut colored hour glass pattern

DIET

• Small mammals
• Large insects
• Frogs
• Other snakes

KILLING PREY

• It kills its prey by giving
• It a bite and then the poison
• Kills the animal it will eat
• It head first

POISONOUS OR NOT

• Copperheads are poisonous
• When you get bit there is
• Intense pain,tingling,throbbing,
• Swelling,severe nausea
• The venom will damage muscle and bones

LIVE YOUNG OR EGGS

• They have live young
• Mating season:February to April

HABITAT

• Rocky and wooded parts
• Of hilly and mountain areas

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HEAD

• It's head is oval like
• It has a pit on each side
• Cat eye pupils
• V shaped tongue