Habitat: Rocky-forested hillsides and various wetlands, they also inhabit abandoned and rotting wood or sawdust piles. Distribution: Florida to Massachusetts to Nebraska Food: Small birds, lizards, small snakes, amphibians, and insects (especially cicadas) Predators: Large birds like Owls and Hawks. Interesting facts: The Copperhead snake got its name from the brown color on its head. The copperhead has a copperhead and is venomous. The copperhead has strips going around it.
Agkistrodon contortix
Habitat: Rocky-forested hillsides and various wetlands, they also inhabit abandoned and rotting wood or sawdust piles.
Distribution: Florida to Massachusetts to Nebraska
Food: Small birds, lizards, small snakes, amphibians, and insects (especially cicadas)
Predators: Large birds like Owls and Hawks.
Interesting facts: The Copperhead snake got its name from the brown color on its head.
The copperhead has a copperhead
and is venomous. The copperhead
has strips going around it.