Copperhead - American Copperhead

Japanese: アメリカマムシ - あめりかまむし(英語表記)copperhead
Copperhead - American Copperhead

A snake of the Viperidae family of the Squamata class of the Reptilia class. A venomous snake native to North America that belongs to the Viperinae subfamily of the same family. It is found in the eastern United States and is divided into five subspecies depending on the habitat. It is 60-90 cm long and up to 1.3 m long, which is rather small for a venomous snake native to North America. The back of the body varies from yellowish brown to reddish brown, and has a dozen or so broad band-like spots bordered with black, but the pattern varies depending on the subspecies. It lives in rocky forests from hills to mountains, and is highly venomous but mild in nature. It is ovoviviparous, giving birth to 2-6 baby snakes in the summer. It feeds on lizards, frogs, small mammals, and insects.

[Takahiro Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

爬虫(はちゅう)綱有鱗(ゆうりん)目クサリヘビ科のヘビ。同科マムシ亜科に属する北アメリカ産の毒ヘビ。アメリカ合衆国東部地方に分布し、生息地域によって5亜種に分類される。全長60~90センチメートル、最大1.3メートルほどで、北アメリカ産の毒ヘビではむしろ小形である。体の背面は黄褐色から赤褐色まで変異があり、十数個の黒く縁どりされた幅広い帯状の斑紋(はんもん)があるが、亜種によって模様が異なる。丘陵地から山地にかけて岩の多い森林にすみ、毒性は強いが性質は温和。卵胎生で夏期に2~6匹ほどの子ヘビを産む。餌(えさ)はトカゲ、カエル、小哺乳(ほにゅう)類および昆虫などである。

[松井孝爾]

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