Copperheads also feature an hourglass-shaped pattern on their bodies — from the head down to the tail. When curled up, this camouflage can make them look like a pile of leaves. And like most other ...

Of the 32 snake species in Tennessee, only four are venomous: copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, and pygmy ...

But copperheads don’t wait for consistently warm temperatures. These snakes — the only venomous ... ll have a bright yellow or greenish-tipped tail. You might have heard these misleading ...

Facial pits are not found on nonvenomous snakes in the commonwealth.Also, rattlesnakes have rattles or the remnants of rattles beginning at the base of the tail.The eastern copperhead has a single ...

gently but firmly spray its tail with a water hose. Keep your distance, and don’t try to pick up or kill the snake. That’s one of the most common ways to get bitten, especially by copperheads.

Here’s how to identify copperhead snakes and their most common lookalikes ... pattern on their bodies — from the head down to the tail. When curled up, this camouflage can make them look ...

Those four snakes are the copperhead, cottonmouth ... vertical pupils and have the “rattle” at the end of the tail. Its coloring is “highly variable,” the Tennessee Wildlife Resources ...