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A copperhead snake will generally grow to a maximum of about three feet. They all have copper colored heads, and have a ground color of pink, brown, or even tan depending on the subspecies. They have triangular shaped heads, and the trademark facial pits that pit vipers are known for.
Copperheads(Agkistrodon contortrix)ARE venomous, and bites are not pleasant, but they are not usually fatal. Recently, an elderly man in TX died after being bitten by a Copperhead, but an investigation is still on-going to determine if another factor, such as a heart condition, might have been involved.dults are usually in the range of 24 to 36 inches in length, although specimens of greater than 42 inches are not rare. They give live birth to young. Copperheads eat small rodents, birds, lizards, snakes, amphibians, and insects. Copperheads are venomous, pit vipers.