They're also the most likely to bite, although their venom is relatively mild, and their bites are rarely fatal for humans. All of the venomous snakes native to Tennessee belong to the family of snakes called pit vipers. Legal Status: Common in Tennessee, and illegal to harm, capture, or remove from the wild in Tennessee.

There are four species of pit vipers in Tennessee: Copperhead, Western Cottonmouth, Timber Rattlesnake and the Western Pigmy Rattlesnake. Written by Lou Carter. A Tennessee man ran over and killed a huge, venomous copperhead snake just a few inches short of the largest ever recorded. If you see one in Tennessee please contact Cyndi Routledge at 931-206-3517 with the location. Spring has arrived and with it a 'new' world. The females are usually longer than males. Questions About Snakes What A Copperhead Snake Looks Like. Copperheads are venomous snakes in the viper family.

Pit vipers are the group of venomous snakes having a specialized, heat sensing pit on the front of the head. Thank you. They are endemic to the United States and parts of northern Mexico, and are most active in the spring and fall. Other Names: Highland moccasin or Dry-land Moccasin, Southern Copperhead, American Copperhead, and Northern Copperhead.

Copperhead Snake Pictures Gallery Copperhead snakes are some of the more commonly seen North American snakes. Northern copperhead snakes are among Tennessee's venomous snakes. They are pit vipers and five subspecies have been recognized so far. Although copperhead venom is weak, bites do require hospital treatment. The Copperhead is one of 4 venomous snakes in Tennessee; this pit viper occurs across the entire state.. Two subspecies are found in Tennessee: Southern Copperhead (A. c. contortrix), which occurs in extreme West Tennessee, and Northern Copperhead (A. c. mokasen), which occurs across the rest of the state.The subspecies interbreed along a broad zone where the ranges meet. Copperhead snakes are medium-sized venomous snakes found in Eastern North America. Interesting Facts: In Tennessee, most snake bites occur from a copperhead.