Copperhead Population By State
Get to Know Copperhead Snakes Copperhead snakes get their name from their copper-colored heads and chestnut brown bodies. They are beautiful snakes, but they are feared and misunderstood. Belonging to the pit viper family, a copperhead snake has a heat-sensing pit organ that allows it to sense body heat in its prospective prey and strike with accuracy. Its head is diamond shaped and its body is thick, covered in ridged scales with patches that look like the shape of an hourglass....