And...That's a Copperhead
The Classic Warning "You watch out for ticks and copperheads, now!" If you grew up in South Carolina, your parents probably issued this exact string of words before you went outside to play. At that age, nothing seemed more terrifying than the prospect of stumbling across that venomous, wriggling entity, covered in tan hourglasses from head to tail. If and when that day finally came, you were frozen in fear, likely stuck in an awkward spot between a bit of brush and that football that you would no longer be retrieving! All About the Copperhead What sets the snake apart? According to Clemson Cooperative Extension's Home & Garden Information Center , the copperhead is one of six venomous snakes found in SC. Arguably the most notorious in the state next to the Cottonmouth or "Water Moccasin" , the Copperhead is a pit viper, meaning that it utilizes heat-seeking pits on both sides of its triangular head to find prey. Its colori...