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So far you’ve chosen: Pit between eye and nostril on each side of head; most scales on underside of taint in a single row; Tail not ending in rattle or horny button; tail tip yellow in juveniles

Back with dark brown, hourglass-shaped saddles; head without black stripe behind each eye; upper lip without white line

Copperhead

Back markings, if present, faint or obscured by dark brown or black ground color; head with black stripe behind each eye; upper lip with white line

Cottonmouth




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