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Wild Lights CANCELED TONIGHT

Due to flooding around some lanterns, Wild Lights is canceled tonight, Nov. 8. If you already have tickets, they’ll be valid any other night that Wild Lights is open.

Copperhead

North America·Reptile

Excellent at camouflage, these snakes perfectly blend in with their surroundings. Unlike other snakes, copperheads will often “freeze” rather than “flee” when encountering a threat. Copperheads get their name from the coppery-light brown color of their scales.

  • Copperhead
  • Conservation StatusLeast Concern
  • Life span15-29 years
  • Body size19.7-37.4 in.
  • Native habitat Forests, wetlands, and rocky areas of eastern United States
  • DietSmall rodents, insects, reptiles, and amphibians
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