Northern copperhead snake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Agkistrodon |
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A. c. mokasen
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Trinomial name | |
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
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The northern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) is a subspecies of the copperhead snake. It is found in the eastern United States.
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