Massachusetts is home to some beautiful bodies of water, but they're crawling with snakes. Before visiting the Bay State, ...

The copperhead snake, also known as the eastern Copperhead, is a pit viper of the family Viperidae. Its species name is Agkistrodon contortrix. The genus Agkistrodon is shared with cottonmouths ...

A venomous Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) snake at Monte Sano State Park in Alabama. Copperheads utilize their heat-sensing pits to detect and track warm-blooded prey in the dark, taking ...

Northern Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix is a venomous pit viper found in Eastern North America Facts: Characterized by copper-colored heads, these snakes are often encountered in wooded areas.

Stretching 710 miles across Texas, the Trinity River is a vital habitat for a diverse variety of wildlife. With its forests, ...

Scientific Name: Agkistrodon contortrix Color: Copper-orange with hourglass-shaped dark markings Length: Up to 3 feet Venomous: Yes Habitat: Wooded or brushy areas near water ...

Agkistrodon piscivorus, or water moccasins, often get a bad rap. Yes, they are venomous, but there is a lot more to these bold, misunderstood, and frankly intriguing creatures. Misunderstood Snake ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites nature enthusiasts of all ages to learn about Missouri’s native watersnakes during a free virtual program on Thursday, July 18. The event, titled ...

Eastern copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) are not aggressive, but bite more people than other venomous snakes. ©Creeping Things/Shutterstock.com Do you like chocolate? I do! Only, these ...

In a preliminary work, we reported two NO−sartans, possessing the characteristics of an AT1 antagonist and a “slow NO donor”, obtained by adding NO-donor side chains to losartan 1. The NO release from ...

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