Broad-banded Copperhead

Agkistrodon laticinctus

Safety note: Venomous — keep distance

The Broad-banded Copperhead is a western subspecies of copperhead with wider, more uniform crossbands than its eastern relatives. Found in rocky hillsides and stream edges in central Texas and Oklahoma.

Habitat

Rocky hillsides, cedar brakes, and stream edges in central Texas

Diet

Small rodents, frogs, and insects

How common

Common

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