Its natural habitat is rocky hillsides and trees.

It eats mice, lizards, frogs, small birds, sometimes small snacks and insects(especially cicadas.

It Looks LIKE...

• Grayish brown to pinkish tan in color.
• Hourglass shaped cross bands of dark gray or reddish brown.
• 2-3 feet in length
• Eyes, tongue, head shape
• Triangular head

SOME INTERESTING Things About It ARE

• There are 1 to 14 in a litter.
• The optimal temperature for a copperhead is 80 degrees Fahrenheit