The snake responsible for the most bites is one of the state’s four venomous pit vipers: the copperhead. This isn’t shocking considering this snake doesn’t shy away from residential areas.

The most venomous snakes in Arizona include rattlesnakes, sidewinders and coral snakes. Here's where they live and how to tell if a snake is venomous.

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Most snakes in the area, whether it's a copperhead, cottonmouth, or a rattlesnake are known to be pit vipers. Copperheads, he said, are common and account for 75 percent of the snakebites he treats.

Absolutely no one wants to be bitten by a snake. While some bites leave nothing more than a stinging pain, others could be deadly if you get too close to one of Alabama's six venomous snake species.

More specifically, they are pit vipers and use heat-sensing pits on their head to see in low-light situations. Their name is derived from the copper color of their heads.

They are pit vipers, which are different from other snake species and can be identified by facial pits located between the eye and nostril on either side of their V-shaped heads.

They're called pit vipers for small, heat-sensitive pits below their eyes, which allow them to detect and locate their prey. Coral snakes are a member of the cobra (Elapidae) family. Coral snakes ...

Like pit vipers, coral snakes have hollow fangs in the front of the mouth with tubular connections to venom sacs located in the head. But the two groups differ in several ways.

Like pit vipers, coral snakes have hollow fangs in the front of the mouth with tubular connections to venom sacs located in the head. But the two groups differ in several ways.