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. ... contortrix), which occurs in extreme West Tennessee, and Northern Copperhead (A. c.

Are copperhead snakes in Tennessee?

Copperheads are venomous and are actually one of only four types of venomous snakes in Tennessee: the Northern and Southern copperhead, the Western cottonmouth, the timber rattlesnake, and the Western pigmy rattlesnake.

Where are Copperheads mostly found?

Of the five copperhead subspecies, the northern copperhead has the greatest range. It is found in northern Georgia and Alabama, north to Massachusetts and west to Illinois. Copperheads live in a range of habitats, from terrestrial to semiaquatic, including rocky, forested hillsides and wetlands.