| Description Range and Distrobution
Reproduction
Habitat
Threats to Population
Behavior
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Copperheads are found in wooded habitats or in
open areas (fields or vacant lots) located near wooded sites. Some are found in wooded
areas along major rivers while some are found in the dry canyons of west Texas. Their
coloration allows the copperheads to be camouflaged in leaf piles and on logs and stones
and makes hunting prey much easier for the snakes (Keown 1997-2000). Copperheads feed on small rodents, shrews, small snakes, some amphibians, small
birds, and insects (Reinert 1984). They find their food in shrubs, under logs, at the
bases of trees, on rocky ledges, at the edges of vegetation patches, or along rivers. The
snakes hunt by ambush or by stalking and can use their olive tail to lure prey (Reinert
1984). |
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