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Copperhead Snake
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Some interesting information on one of the two venomous snakes found in Maryland- the Copperhead. • Read about venomous and harmless snakes in our publication: • https://extension.umd.edu/resource/sn... • • The University of Maryland Extension Home and Garden Information Center's mission is to develop and deliver science-based, sustainable gardening information and solutions through outreach education for better human and environmental health. • Send us your plant and pest questions. Our Certified Professional Horticulturists are ready to help! http://extension.umd.edu/learn/ask-ga... • Explore our extensive gardening content online. http://extension.umd.edu/hgic • • • The snake I'm holding here is a Northern pine snake and he just want to show you how easily someone can confuse anything with a beautiful pattern such as pine snake, with a venomous snake. This is Ray Bosmans with university of Maryland extension, home and garden information center. Along with me today we have Mike. Mike is a fellow reptile enthusiast and expert in working with venomous snakes. Mike, welcome. Thank you. Right. This is a copper head. This is one of the two venomous snakes that's native to Maryland. • They're typically found in Rocky areas, generally near water. You'll notice that the copper head has alternating light and dark bands. Alternating light and dark bands is a very common pattern in snakes for camouflage. The copper heads bands are unique. The darker bands on the copper head are wide at the bottom of the snake and they narrow toward the back. Young copper heads are very unique in that the tip of their tail is a very bright yellow, almost a fluorescent yellow or green. It's an adaptation that allows them to lay in the leaves and they can wiggle that tail just a little bit and it looks like a worm, which will bring prey animals within striking distance. • Comprehend is named for its bright coppery colored head. It is a member of the pit Viper family located between the nostrils and the eye is a little opening. It's a heat sensitive pit that allows the copperhead to find its prey. That when it's laying in the leaves or the pine needles, it is able to camouflage itself very well. Copper heads are typically nocturnal, like are more active at night. They eat a variety of different animals, including rats and mice, small frogs and even insects. Copper heads are sometimes found in conjunction with rattlesnakes and also a den with black rats snakes. Copperheads and timber rattlesnakes are both live barers. They give birth to live young in the fall of the year. Copper head venom is generally not that, that toxic or that strong. Um, most adults recover from a copperhead bite without any treatment at all. It can be more dangerous to a young child or an elderly person, but for the most part, copperhead venom is fairly forgiving.
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