Copperhead

Copperhead Profile (NC Wildlife Resources Commission)
Copperheads are found in a wide variety of habitats, but they are most often associated with woodlands. Favorite spots are those providing cover as well as some sun for basking, such as woodland edges, rocky south-facing slopes and ivy thickets.

Copperhead (Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina)
Copperheads are rather heavy-bodied and are beautifully marked with dark brown, hourglass shaped crossbands on a light brown or gray background. The belly is a mix of white and black markings. Baby copperheads look like their parents but have yellow or green tails that they wiggle to lure lizards and frogs within striking range.

Copperhead (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency)
Copperheads eat largely mice, but also small birds, lizards, snakes, amphibians, and insects (especially cicadas). Adults court and mate in spring and fall.   Copperheads, like other vipers, produce relatively few young. Females give live birth to 1-21 young in late summer or early fall.

Identifying Copperhead Snakes (Clemson Extension Forestry & Wildlife)
The copperhead gets its name from the coppery-tan color found mainly on its head and throughout parts of its body down to the tail. An adult copperhead’s average length ranges between 2 to 3 feet but can reach 4 feet. Since the copperhead is a pit viper, you’ll notice a very distinctive triangular-shaped head. Some people call it an “arrowhead-shaped” head. These wider parts of the head allow for space to fit the snake’s fangs and venom glands.