Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
- Order: Squamata
- Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Crotalidae (Pitvipers)
- Species: Agkistrodon contortrix (agg-KISS-trow-don
kon-TOR-trix)
- Common English Names: Trans-Pecos Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix. Photographer: Dr. Carl S. Lieb. Pecos Co., TX.
Last Update: 25 Mar 2011
