No. 0449 of 1,402
Eastern copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Pit vipers🦷 Bites
Danger to people: SeriousA bite or sting needs a doctor. Deaths are very rare.Eastern copperhead belongs to the group: Pit vipers. It lives in: North America.2
Venom power
Bites
Venom comes out through its fangs or teeth when it bites.
How dangerous is it to people?
Danger to people: SeriousA bite or sting needs a doctor. Deaths are very rare.🚑 If it bites or stings
- Keep the person still and calm, keep the bitten limb at heart level, remove rings and tight things, and get to a hospital fast.
Always call your emergency number first (112, 000, 911). This is general first aid guidance, not medical advice. First aid basics
⛑️ Stay safe
- Never touch, catch or tease a wild animal, even a small one, and even if it looks asleep or dead.
- Give it space. If you meet one, stay calm, step back slowly and let it go its own way.
- If one bites or stings you: stay calm, keep still, call your emergency number (112, 000, 911) or get to a hospital fast. Remember what it looked like, a photo helps.
It is not out to get you. It uses its venom to catch food or to protect itself, and it would much rather hide. More about staying safe
Where in the world?
How big is it?
How long is it?
🍌as long as 4 bananas end to end🏃could cover 100 metres in 100 seconds (the fastest human needs 9.6)
How big is Eastern copperhead compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
Eastern copperhead about 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid on a bike about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A galloping horse about 65 km/h (40 mph)
Where the facts come from
- Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): names and classification.
- Venom Wiki: the danger level, the typical size and the speed guess are our own. See how we work them out: How we rate danger.
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