A snake's tail starts at its cloaca, which is covered by a thick, wide scale called the anal plate Copperheads, however, only have one row of ventral scales all the way down to their tail tip Copperheads' undersides are creamcolored, with dark brown uneven blotches that can sometimes look like a checkered pattern In Georgia alone (where I live), you can find more than 40 different species of snakes and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and habits But regardless of their true identities, many snakes are likely to be mistaken for just a handful of widelyknown species, like the copperhead and the cottonmouthA really good picture of this is the one off to the right here This is a young venomous copperhead snake, and a lighter shade than what most people think of when it comes to copper, tan, brown, etc Notice the yellow tail on this one – a clear indication that this is a young copperhead that is less than a year old This picture also shows a pretty good "hour glass" that is really thin
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