{"id":2484,"date":"2016-03-04T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T21:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalprosonline.com\/nashville\/?page_id=2484"},"modified":"2017-07-09T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T15:51:13","slug":"copperhead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalprosonline.com\/nashville\/copperhead\/","title":{"rendered":"copperhead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Copperhead\u00a0(Agkistrodon contortrix)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2485\" src=\"https:\/\/animalprosonline.com\/nashville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/copperhead_1.jpg\" alt=\"copperhead_1\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Height:\u00a01&#8243;-3&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Length:\u00a024&#8243;-40&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a01-3 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Diet:\u00a0Carnivorous, eating birds, rodents, and small insects.<\/li>\n<li>Breeding:\u00a0July through August.<\/li>\n<li>Gestation:\u00a03-9\u00a0months.<\/li>\n<li>Reproduction:\u00a0Live birth of\u00a05-8 young late summer through early fall.<\/li>\n<li>Habitat:\u00a0Tolerant\u00a0of habitat disturbance, so lives in urban areas well.<\/li>\n<li>Legal Status:\u00a0Common in Tennessee, and illegal to harm, capture, or remove from the wild in Tennessee.<\/li>\n<li>Other Names:\u00a0Highland moccasin or Dry-land Moccasin, Southern Copperhead, American Copperhead, and Northern Copperhead.<\/li>\n<li>Interesting Facts:\u00a0In Tennessee, most snake bites occur from a copperhead. Most copperhead bites are a &#8220;dry&#8221; bite, with little to no venom. Juvenile copperheads have a bright yellow tail, to mimic a small worm to lure small insects, rodents, and amphibians closer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copperheads are well known from their copper appearance and colorations, as well as being the most responsible for occuring snake bites. Most bites occur when the snake is stepped on or near, and may be a dry bite where very little to no venom is injected. Copperheads are around Middle Tennessee. Most bites are a reaction strike, and Copperheads will not hesitate to strike. Their copper patterns can make them incredibly hard to spot among leaves as they blend right in. Adults can measure 2-3 ft, as some can be longer. They are usually active between February \u2013 October, and mating occurs between February to May and again in late fall from August to October. Copperheads can have between 2-18 young usually a grayer color. Young Copperheads are born with a bright yellow tail, and as they lay motionless, can flick the tail giving off the apperance of a caterpillar (Caudal Luring) for a unsuspecting lizard or frog. Copperheads can live as many as 20 years in the wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copperhead\u00a0(Agkistrodon contortrix) Height:\u00a01&#8243;-3&#8243; Length:\u00a024&#8243;-40&#8243; Weight:\u00a01-3 pounds Diet:\u00a0Carnivorous, eating birds, rodents, and small insects. Breeding:\u00a0July through August. Gestation:\u00a03-9\u00a0months. Reproduction:\u00a0Live birth of\u00a05-8 young late summer through early fall. Habitat:\u00a0Tolerant\u00a0of habitat disturbance, so lives in urban areas well. Legal Status:\u00a0Common in Tennessee, and illegal to harm, capture, or remove from the wild in Tennessee. 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