{"id":12715,"date":"2023-02-23T18:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T23:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/?p=12715"},"modified":"2023-02-23T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T23:59:24","slug":"snakes-that-look-like-copperheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/snakes-that-look-like-copperheads\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Snakes That Look Like Copperheads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may have heard that copperheads are venomous snakes<\/a> that live throughout the eastern and southeastern parts of the United States. If you live in or are visiting this area, you probably want to avoid these snakes. But did you know there are other types of snakes that look similar? And many of them are harmless. Read on to learn more about the snakes that look like copperheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Milk Snakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Milk snakes are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, including areas known for copperheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve never seen a copperhead, you might initially mistake a milk snake for one because of its alternating orange-and-white pattern. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, milk snakes are generally smaller and thinner than copperheads, and despite the similarity in pattern, milk snakes are more brightly colored than copperheads. Copperheads tend to be alternating shades of lighter and darker brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, milk snakes are completely harmless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Water Snakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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There are many different types of water snakes, and some of them can easily be mistaken for copperheads. Some of these include the common, diamondback, and banded water snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These snakes all live in many of the same areas as copperheads. They tend to live close to bodies of water and will sometimes go swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three of these snakes have patterned bodies and similar colors as copperheads. That said, none have the distinctive hourglass or Hershey\u2019s Kiss pattern as copperheads do, and copperheads tend to have thicker bodies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common, diamondback, and banded water snakes are all harmless and non-venomous, but they are often killed needlessly by those who mistake them for copperheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Corn Snakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Corn snakes live throughout central and southern parts of the United States and are found in many of the same regions as copperheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These snakes are easy to tell apart<\/a> from copperheads if you are familiar with their color differences. Corn snakes tend to be bright orange to red in color, while copperheads are shades of orange-brown to brown.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, the patterns displayed by both snakes are similar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corn snakes are non-venomous, and they have the characteristic rounded head and beady eyes of harmless snakes. They also have thinner bodies than copperheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out this video to learn more about the similarities and differences between copperheads and corn snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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