This is a close mimic of the coral snake, but the real version has a singular venom. Flickr user Joe Townsend When he returned home to France after a stay in Costa Rica in 1983, Jean-Pierre Rosso ...

but they don’t have as much venom as a mature snake. Defensive bites vs. prey-seeking bites: A copperhead will bite to kill and eat prey or to defend itself. When striking prey to kill it ...