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Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
northern copperhead
Gauley River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		northern copperhead
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Viperidae, Genus Agkistrodon, Species Agkistrodon contortrix


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		10 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Suitland Parkway
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/1/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 11:09:20 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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