4. Copperhead, water moccasin, highland moccasin (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Nowadays this species is spread throughout the whole Eastern part of the United States and Mexico, found in a variety of ecosystems, where they are very common animal species. Because of being widely spread, it has several subspecies, and it is known under many common names, including poplar leaf, red oak, white oak snake, highland moccasin, etc. They prefer mixed woodlands and swampy regions. The average length is about 50-100 centimeters, usually reddish to brown in color with lighter, hourglass-shaped bands. Luckily, this snake’s behavior is not aggressive, so most of the bites are not deadly for humans, also because it rarely injects huge portions of venom at the first bite. And now, let’s see the top three entries in our list of most common snakes in America.
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