They have a pale brown to light tan body, often with a pinkish tint. Their yellow eyes have elliptical or cat-like pupils. Notes Bites to humans are very uncommon. Symptoms of bites include intense pain, tingling, throbbing, swelling, and severe nausea. Seek immediate medical attention if bitten. From there, populations live along the east coast to northern Florida. Range: In Florida, this snake occurs only in the panhandle, primarily along the Apalachicola River and its tributaries, and then in the western tip of the panhandle. The Cop­per­head (Agk­istrodon con­tor­trix) is found in 28 states through­out the cen­tral and east­ern United States. Its body, covered with rough scales, is patterned with dark, hour glass-shaped cross bands, wider at their base and narrow across the back. At the western end of their range they … Oklahoma, and east Texas. [2] Complete range: southern Delaware and Maryland, south to extreme north central Florida, west to southeast Missouri, se. Range and Habitat:Copperheads range throughout the eastern and central United States but are absent from most of Florida and south-central Georgia. Southern copperheads reach an adult length of 24 to 26 inches (60 to 66 cm). Range found in east Texas, the lower Mississippi Valley, states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida panhandle to South Carolina. Classification Although copperheads are found in forested areas throughout most of South Carolina and Georgia, their habitat preferences change across our region. The FLMNH has specimens in its collections from Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Leon, and Escambia counties. Geographic range This subspecies is found in the United States in Virginia , East Texas , southern Illinois , southern Indiana , throughout Mississippi , [6] northern Alabama , northern Georgia , northeast to Massachusetts (which considers them endangered ), New York Hudson Valley region, the Appalachian Mountain region and associated plateaus, also southwestern Pennsylvania . see RANGE MAP for range in Louisiana Bite can cause muscle damage. Common name: Southern Copperhead Generic name: Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Linnaeus) Adult length: 24-36 inches; record 52 in. The northernmost extent of their range is New England. Their ge­o­graphic range ex­tends from south­ern New Eng­land to the east­ern parts of Kansas and Ne­braska, and then south to east­ern Texas to the Florida pan­han­dle.